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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780451207470
ISBN number: 0451207475
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: November 05, 2002
Publishing house: Signet
Sale Popularity Level: 257386
Studio: Signet
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In this brand-new mystery by the author of The Chocolate Cat Caper, Lee McKinney and her Aunt Nettie, small-town chocolatiers, are about to unwittingly step into some big-time crime.
But a curious Lee won't rest until their chocolate shop-not to mention their lives-are out of danger.
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This is book two in a series I started a long while ago, and was slightly indifferent about at the time. There wasn't anything about the very first book that grabbed me and said I had to read more, but I didn't recall it being abysmal, either. And I found myself liking the second book more, though I still can't really identify with the main character. I like the idea of the story (the mystery flows well, good twists, etc) if not the actual telling of the story. The ending was quite expected, but it takes quite a bit to surprise me these days... It's a nice, simple cozy, nothing fancy.
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Lee, the main character, moved from Dallas to Michigan to live with Aunt Nettie and work at her chocolate shop.
The atmosphere of the book is fun; chocolate bears are always fun. Also the cold weather and snow is a good atmosphere booster.
I also give the author credit for perfectly creating Aunt Nettie's character. Aunt Nettie is the most charming, pleasant, hospitable person. But it's not "in-your-face obvious"; it is more subtle, but at the same time, she comes across as the most dearest woman alive.
I also admire Lee because she genuinely cares about her ex-stepson.
Meanwhile, as the title of the book tells you, someone burglarizes the chocolate bear mold, and then someone is murdered. Lee is determined to find out who the burglar and/or murderer is, because someone is being held for it whom she feels did not do it. (I won't say who is being held, because I don't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't read the book yet.) There are lots of good and interesting clues.
Therefore, both the mystery and the atmosphere is good.
If you like a good mystery, a good atmosphere, cold weather and snow, chocolate and bears, then I would recommend this book.
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Many mysteries center around food. You will find that several of the great mystery series have large and elaborate meals included throughout the course of the plot. Ms. Carl does one better by including almost everyone's favorite food - chocolate. I love the descriptions of the type of chocolates that TenHuis makes. She doesn't just say "So and so bought a raspberry bon bon" but includes what it's made of and how Nettie makes it. I especially loved the description of how they make the hollowed out chocolate bears with all the goodies inside in this particular book. I enjoyed the plot more in this story (I refuse to give anything away!), as it appears Ms. Carl's talent as a mystery writer improves with each book. There was just as much scandal involved as the first, but I thought the way the story was handled was clever. I can see she steers clear of conventional mystery plots while making her readers' mouths water. This is definitely a wonderful new series and I hope there are lots more to come.
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JoAnna Carl's second book, "The Chocolate Bear Burglary" in her chocolate mysteries immerses the reader completely into small town life in the chocolate business.
JoAnna Carl does such a great job that I now have over $200 worth of chocolate coming from Morgen Chocolate in Dallas - the shop that she actually based her stories on. Unfortunately, they have an online website! LOL Actually, it was kind of neat because you can actually see some of the various types of candies that the author describes in her series.
I thought that it was so neat that she also based this mystery in part on the antique chocolate molds. Oh...went on eBay and they just got a shipment in from Belgium of antique molds. Actually, resisted them =but again, how neat to look at them.
This second book was even better than the very first and was belivable in plot and dialogue. Lee's tongue twisting impediment still gets on my nerves and it is just a little too cute in the words that DO come out - but it was a little more "bearable." The one criticism is that I thought the Teddybear Event in Warner Pier could have been expounded upon at the end. It was described in the beginning and we really don't hear too much more about it.
The mystery aspect was very good as I didn't realize until the end who was involved in the murders. This is a light, but truly enjoyable series.
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This is a great mystery complete with chocolate what
better combination can you have. I loved it emmensely.
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