Wednesday, May 6, 2009

THE BATTERED BODY

Things are changing rapidly in James' life. Soon his father will wed Milla. Plans are in motion for the Christmas Eve wedding service. James is busy looking for a new place to live. Milla's sister, Paulette, is known as the Diva of Dough has come to town for the wedding. Apparently, Milla didn't get all of the cooking genes in her family and her sister is a well-known television cooking star. Unfortunately, Paulette isn't nearly as nice as Milla and manages to offend or insult everyone she meets. All of the family is in town when Paulette is found dead covered in the batter she was testing for Jackson and Milla's wedding cake. As usual, it is up to James and the Flab Five to figure out how the Diva of Dough was murdered.

This has been my favorite of the J.B. Stanley Flab Five series. Lots was happening in this book including a pretty good mystery. James makes a surprising discovery in his personal life. The twin librarians have romances of their own. There are lots of romances going on with the other Flab Five members. Even Murphy is back with a new mystery featuring the Flab Five, but the group is not described in the most flattering terms. This was one of those books that makes you crazy waiting for the next installment in the series to come out!

Rating - 5 stars

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