The Pizza Lovers Series is a cozy mystery series by Chris Cavender, the penname used by Tom Meyers the Agatha nominated American author. This compelling novel has 7 primary works that Cavender published between 2009 and 2014. Eleanor Swift who is also a main character in several other novels by Chris Cavender is the lead character in these books. Eleanor on a small Pizzeria christened A Slice of Life in the small town of Timber-Ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina town. For Swift, the Pizzeria is a kind of therapy, helping take her mind off the loss of her husband from a horrible accident that had hit her quite hard. While nothing of note ever happens in her sleepy town, this does not seem to bother her, as she needs the quietude,
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Timber Ridge, North Carolina is a small sleepy town in which nothing interesting ever happens. This does not bother Eleanor Swift the owner of A Slice of Delight, a Pizzeria owner with a broken hear tot mend. Everything goes haywire one wintry night when she delivers her pizza special, only to find the client Richard Olsen on the kitchen floor with a big kitchen knife in his chest – dead. Kevin Hurley, who had a crush on her in high school and is now the local police chief, is the first respondent on the scene. Believing that she is guilty, he is determined to lock her up for the crime. Initially, the sister of the dead man who absolutely adored him also thinks that Swift is guilty but Eleanor soon convinces her of her innocence, and she soon asks that she assist in solving the murder. Maddy, Eleanor’s sister gets in on the action, proving herself quite a capable sleuth. Going along at quite a lively pace, Cavender writes a good story that culminates in a thrilling …show more content…
For once, Eleanor is not under a cloud of suspicion for murder. However, there is a body in the kitchen that will have the surly police chief Kevin Hurley asking a lot of questions. While she is certain that Gregg her deliveryman would never kill his brother with a pizza-rolling pin the hard part is proving it. What makes it worse for Gregg is that he had recently caught his girlfriend kissing his brother on his couch coupled with the fact that Wade was demanding more than was rightfully his in the family business. It is no surprise that Timber Ridge’s top cop is hell-bent on arresting Eleanor’s deliveryman and putting him
Timber Ridge, North Carolina is a small sleepy town in which nothing interesting ever happens. This does not bother Eleanor Swift the owner of A Slice of Delight, a Pizzeria owner with a broken hear tot mend. Everything goes haywire one wintry night when she delivers her pizza special, only to find the client Richard Olsen on the kitchen floor with a big kitchen knife in his chest – dead. Kevin Hurley, who had a crush on her in high school and is now the local police chief, is the first respondent on the scene. Believing that she is guilty, he is determined to lock her up for the crime. Initially, the sister of the dead man who absolutely adored him also thinks that Swift is guilty but Eleanor soon convinces her of her innocence, and she soon asks that she assist in solving the murder. Maddy, Eleanor’s sister gets in on the action, proving herself quite a capable sleuth. Going along at quite a lively pace, Cavender writes a good story that culminates in a thrilling …show more content…
For once, Eleanor is not under a cloud of suspicion for murder. However, there is a body in the kitchen that will have the surly police chief Kevin Hurley asking a lot of questions. While she is certain that Gregg her deliveryman would never kill his brother with a pizza-rolling pin the hard part is proving it. What makes it worse for Gregg is that he had recently caught his girlfriend kissing his brother on his couch coupled with the fact that Wade was demanding more than was rightfully his in the family business. It is no surprise that Timber Ridge’s top cop is hell-bent on arresting Eleanor’s deliveryman and putting him