James has moved back to his hometown after the death of his mother to care for his father. His father is a reclusive unhappy man. James' wife has divorced him. He had to give up the job he loved as a professor to return home. Now he works in the town library. He feels his life has gone from dull to duller. Worse yet, James realizes that he is fat. By chance, he is invited to join a group of four other overweight people in town to form a supper club. The goal of the supper club is to encourage each other in their weight loss and to share a good meal once a week. James' life seems to be picking up when the town jock and former football hero is found murdered. The Supper Club is sure that Whitney, their favorite waitress, couldn't possibly be to blame and they set out to prove it.
This is my first book in the series by J.B. Stanley. This series was highly praised by quite a few in my online reading group, so I decided to give it a try. These are definitely in the "cozy" catagory, but it is interesting to have a male protagonist. The dieting angle adds some fun and poignant additions to the story. One can't help root for James as he starts to enjoy life. I will certainly be reading the next book to find out how everything turns out for James and Lucy and the rest of the Flab Five.
Rating - 4.5 stars
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