Category Archives: Mystery

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“Recipe for disaster: Celebrity chef Stanley Chipotle comes to Trenton to participate in a barbecue cook-off and loses his head – literally.” “Throw in some spice: Bail bonds office worker Lula is witness to the crime, and the only one she’ll talk to is Trenton cop Joe Morelli.” (from Goodreads)

This was actually a re-read for me . . . never a problem for a Stephanie book.  Since book sixteen is out, I want to be sure everything is fresh in my mind.

I have not been very happy with her last couple of books, but this one was much better.  I think there was too little Ranger in the more recent books.  I like Joe, but I don’t want to lose Ranger.

Finger Lickin’ Fifteen has classic Lula and Grandma Mazer.  Lula is once again on a diet and I love the way this woman thinks.  Grandma is still making the rounds of the funeral homes causing havoc.  And, oh yeah, there is a body without a head or is it a head without a body and the bad guys are gunning for Lula.

I loved it!

Okay, the end of the Spellman family.

Not really, the Spellmans haven’t been killed off or anything, but the author has stated this is the last book.  She does a good job of tying up loose ends, straightening out relationships, etc.  I just don’t want the series to be over.  I have really enjoyed these books and they are laugh out loud funny.

Rae is almost grown up.

Izzy is more grown up than anyone, including herself, ever expected her to be.

David is not quite so perfect.

And, the parental unit is the same as ever.

Izzy is involved with investigations that she is actually being paid for as well as the ones for revenge.  The revenge ones involve both outsiders and her family.  In other words, nothing has changed with her obsessions.

I will miss this entire family and I hold out hopes for another book somewhere down the road.  Otherwise, when will Izzy get the chance to say about document four “Now out in paperback!”