Case of the Bleus: A Cheese Shop Mystery

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Case of the Bleus: A Cheese Shop Mystery by Korina Moss

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I didn't realize this was the fourth book in the series but it made entry into the series easy which is what I love about most mystery series. Willa and her friends/employees Mrs. Schultz and Adam find themselves in the thick of another murder. Willa's former boss/mentor, Max, has passed away leaving behind his Church Bleu, a blue cheese that everyone loves and the cheesemongers assume will be worth a fortune if only if they knew where he aged the cheese (as aging is the key to cheese). Max didn't leave Willa anything in his will but he did leave things to her other coworkers, Kendall, Claire, Pepper and Freddie who are all there hoping to get the recipe to the cheese. His estranged daughter, Maxine, gets his cheese shop but since she sees her dad as loving cheese more than her, she merely wants to sell it.

However no one gets the recipe, everyone is on the hunt for it. When the cheesemonger everyone thought would get the recipe dies of an allergic reaction and it was no accident, Willa is drawn into finding who killed her - and to help clear the reputation of her friend whose wine was used to do the killing.

I liked Willa and her friends. I guessed most of the red herrings but not necessarily the killer as everyone had a motive, too many motives really. I have to say I wasn't a giant fan of the ending but it makes sense. I found it annoying, however.

the one thing I did like was Willa could admit she was wrong. There is a bit of a romance developing between her and the lead detective (my favorite type of amateur sleuth story because it makes sense as to why their interference is allowed) but he asks her to not do something and she does anyhow. She doesn't protest or throw a fit over him being angry with her which I've seen too many times in other books. She isn't happy about it but she knows she's in the wrong so kudos for portraying that in a believable way. I'm curious to see where this series goes.



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