Picked Off (A Brie Hooker Mystery Book 2)
By: Linda Lovely
Rating: 4 of 5
This is the second book in the Brie Hooker series. Brie is a vegan chef who has returned back to her home farm roots. None of her family and friends are vegans and, while she stays true to her foodstuff, she still has to be able to work and live with those who eat meat.
Brie is now living with and working with her aunt at Udderly Kidding Dairy, a goat farm. She has decided to stay put for a while and even start working on her special plan of a vegan bed and breakfast establishment.
The only problem is that murders keep happening and she keeps stumbling over them. She tries to keep her distance but then, a sleuth has to do what a sleuth has to do.
She is aided not only by her aunt but also by a somewhat ditsy new age girlfriend. Then too, there are the two now in her life. One is a good guy veterinarian and the other is a bit of a bad boy moonshine distiller. Brie can’t make up her mind about which man to date.
This makes up the only plot point that I’m not thrilled about. She should know her own mind and be willing to let one of these men go. I hope the author does not continue with this as, the further it goes, the more unpleasant it becomes.
Apart from that, the book is humorous and a quick read. I do wish that some of the great sounding vegan dishes had recipes included in the book.
I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.
This is the second book in the Brie Hooker series. Brie is a vegan chef who has returned back to her home farm roots. None of her family and friends are vegans and, while she stays true to her foodstuff, she still has to be able to work and live with those who eat meat.