Hail to the Chef (White House Chef Mystery #2)

Hail to the Chef by Julie Hyzy Rating: ★★★★ isbn: 9780425224991 Series: White House Chef Mystery #2 Publication Date: December 2, 2008 Pages: 328 Genre: Mystery Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime White House executive chef Ollie Paras has to put her own interests on the back burner when a kindly electrician is electrocuted to death, and the First Lady’s nephew dies in an apparent suicide less than 24 hours after cleaning shrimp with Ollie. Ollie suspects something fishy is going on. She’ll have to watch her back—and find a killer unlikely to be pardoned.

Ok, in spite of the fact that I guessed everything from the start, I really enjoyed this book. There was a lot of action, very little inner dialogue (which drives me nuts) and the characters were very likeable.

I’d prefer more interaction between Ollie and Tom, her supposed boyfriend. I actually found myself wishing for some spark between her and Gav, just for a little zing in my mystery. But overall, it was a book I enjoyed and didn’t want to put down.