Fatally Flakey by Diane Mott Davidson

This is Diane's 15th book in the Goldy the Caterer series. I really enjoyed this one. I've read all of her books now and was actually was kind of able to figure out what the mystery was that caused the death of old Dr. Finn and Goldy's godfather Jack when I was a little over half way through the book. The murderer, however, was a different story and a huge surprise. On the other hand it also answered a whole lot of questions that made mego "hmmm."  One thing about a series too is being able to see the characters grow. Goldy's son Arch who was only about 6 or 7 when the first book was written is now 16 and has his driver's license. It's like watching my own kids grow again. They say that Sarah Graves Home Repair Homicide Mysteries are like Diane Mott Davidson with a hammer. It's very true. Their writing styles are similar and both series are really enjoyable.

Diane Mott Davidson - Goldilock's Catering Series

I'm enjoying this series of books. Again I was given one by a friend to read and ended up buying all of the series to date at that time. I've read all but her latest one which was published in 2009.

Goldy Korman is a single parent of an 11 year old son Archie, the result of an abusive marriage, making her living as a small time caterer. I love these books. If you like to cook then these books are for you. Recipes for all of the dishes mentioned in the stories are included in the book and are to die for (no pun intended). Again these are cozy mysteries each one having a murder to solve. Some of Goldy's adventures and risks she takes will have you sitting on the edge of your seat.

There is lots of humor involved which makes reading a delight. Goldy's best friend is her ex-husband's first ex-wife. Their comments about their former husband, who they dub "The Jerk" bring a smile to my face.

Goldie meets a policeman, Tom Schultz, early on in the series. Tom likes to cook (and eat) as much as Goldy does. They are a match made in heaven.

Part of what I enjoy about these books is that Goldy is portrayed as a regular parent with regular concerns (and sometimes not so regular due to her investigations). It's something that any mother can relate to.

In order the books are:

1. Catering to Nobody (1990)
2. Dying for Chocolate (1992)
3. The Cereal Murders (1993)
4. The Last Suppers (1994)
5. Killer Pancake (1995
6. The Main Corpse (1996)
7. The Grilling Season (1997)
8. Prime Cut ((1998)
9. Tough Cookie (2000)
10. Sticks and Scones (2001)
11. Chopping Spree (2002)
12. Double Shot (2004)
13. Dark Tort (2006)
14. Sweet Revenge (2007)

The next book in the series is Fatally Flaky which was released in 2009. I will be reading it as soon as I catch up on some of my other reading.