Public Anchovy #1

Sweet Butterball a killer? Never!

Delilah and her crew are on their way to a private catering gig. They haven’t even arrived when things go off the rails. 

Lots of cool references to classic black and white movies along with the classic books they were based on.

We get to learn more about the Capones and Jarka which is a treat.

We meet some new characters which bring more interest and diversity to Geneva Bay.

I didn’t want to put this book down!  In hindsight several clues were there blinking in bright lights but that was only in hindsight. 

I love the recipes as well as how Biz and Delilah cook together. Baking is my “love language” as well. 

Speaking of Biz, I missed her wit. She was present at the beginning and end, so managed to have a bit of her. 

Thank you to #NetGalley  for the opportunity to do an early read and share my thoughts on the story. 

Happy Reading!

Plot Summary:

Public Anchovy #1 is the third book in Mindy Quigley's delectable Deep Dish Mystery series, set in a Wisconsin pizzeria.

While Geneva Bay’s upper crust gets ready to party down at a Prohibition-themed fundraiser, pizza chef Delilah O’Leary is focused on seeing her struggling restaurant through the winter slow season. The temperature outside is plummeting, but Delilah’s love life might finally be heating up, as hunky police detective Calvin Capone seems poised to (finally) make a move.

But Delilah’s hopes of perfecting a new “free-from” pizza recipe for a charity bash are dashed when a dead body crashes the party. Soon, Capone, Delilah, and her entire staff are trapped in an isolated mansion and embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

To catch an increasingly-desperate killer, Delilah will have to top all of her previous crime-solving accomplishments, and a few pizzas, too.