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One Potato, Two Potato, Dead

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Another great who done it by Lynn Cahoon! Angie is full time restaurant partner and part time detective. Someone killed the new Culinary professor and they are trying to put the blame on Hope. Can Angie help solve the mystery? Did Ian know the professor before?

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Great book! This is the first book I'd read by Lynn Cahoon and I will definitely be reading more. Good story, likeable characters, numerous twists and turns and lots of anticipation! I kept expecting something to happen to the protagonist, Angie, with the many circumstances in which she found herself - so definitely on the edge of my seat a few times!

The story is about Angie and her "family" as they manage the ins and outs of running a part-time cafe amidst a murder. You are pulling for them the whole way through the book, hoping none of them turn out to be the murderer! Ian and Angie's relationship, as well as Felicia and Taylor's add flavor to the story. This was one book I did not want to put down!

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Angie, co-owner and head chef at County Seat, is trying to grow and improve her business, but she gets distracted by a murdered professor, an AWOL boyfriend, and one of her kitchen staff getting stared down by the eyes of the law. This book is packed with activity, from the everyday duties of feeding farm animals and preparing meals for customers, to more unusual tasks like searching a dead man's office and home and planning cooking classes at the restaurant. I couldn't put it down! I like the main characters Angie, her dog Dom, her best friend and business partner Felicia, and Angie's boyfriend Ian. They're all realistic and dynamic and I care about what happens to them. The whodunit is a real head-scratcher and I didn't really piece it together until the very end.

All in all, One Potato, Two Potato, Dead is a great addition to the Farm-to-Fork series, though it works as a stand-alone if you haven't read the other two books. Looking forward to many more books in this series!

I received an advance copy of this book. This review contains my honest thoughts and opinions.

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This is the 3rd book in the Farm to Fork mystery series. Angie is busy with her County Seat restaurant that she runs with her friend Felicia. The crew is helping out at a homeless mission and it there that we meet Daniel Monet a professor at Hope’s (one of Angela’s and Felicia’s employees) culinary school. Hope gives Daniel a ride home and is the last to see him alive (of course beside the murderer). This is a well plotted mystery and I love the country setting and the fact that Angela’s employees are family and she is going to get involved to help her friend Hope. Of course the victim was not what he seemed as were others! Looking forward to the next in this series.

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This is my favorite of Lynn Cahoon's books so far! I love how time is given for the story to unfold. The mystery is expert, and I felt tension all the way to the end of the book. The characters are engaging and I feel invested in them and their lives. I highly recommend the A Farm-to-Fork Mystery series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

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Angie Turner’s chef-in-training, Hope, is enamored with her professor. But, when the professor is found dead, and Hope is a suspect, Angie will need all of her sleuthing skills to find the truth behind the dead man’s lies.
This was a great installment to a wonderful series. I love the family atmosphere Angie created at her restaurant. People can depend and rely on each other. I wish that workplaces in the real world could be as supportive. The plot was a steady-paced guessing game that will delight any cozy mystery fan. I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily reviewing it.

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Another excellent visit with Angela and Felicia as well as their entire crew of friends! I would so love to visit their restaurant if only it really existed, sounds delish! This story was very well plotted with the youngest and most naïve of their staff falling under suspicion after one of her professors at the culinary school ends up dead. Once again Angela is on the hunt to find out who the real killer is as she feels she must protect her young friend. The plot is quite entertaining and has several twists to keep you guessing. The excellent personality development of the characters truly enhances the story line to make it even more intriguing. This series is quickly becoming one of my favorites!

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A pleasant and entertaining series. This third addition isn't my favorite, but it is still full of surprises and interesting characters.

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In this installment in the Farm to Fork Mystery Series, one of Angie's employees is a suspect in the murder of a professor in town. Angie knows the girl is innocent and steps in to find out what she can about the dead man and the investigation.

The mystery storyline in this one was interesting, but what I liked best about the book is the relationships that have been established between Angie and her work crew. They have become a family, and their interactions and relationships are touching to see.

This is the 3rd book of the series, and due to the build up of the relationships between the characters, I would recommend making sure to read the series in order. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing a copy of the book in return for an honest review.

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Thank you to Kensington Books and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.

One Potato, Two Potato, Dead is the third book in the Farm-to-Fork culinary cozy mystery series. Angie Turner runs a restaurant with her business partner and friend Felicia called The Country Seat. As they work to become a part of the community, Angie often finds herself in the middle of murder investigations.

When a visiting Canadian professor is found murdered, it is quickly apparent that there is a lot more to this murder than meets the eye.

This was not one of my favourite cozy mysteries that I have read so far this year. Although very well written, I found the character of Angie unlikable. When reading a cozy, I really enjoy the main character to be someone I can relate to. I found Angie to be rather negative and pessimistic about everything in her life. She was often quite surly and moody, and I did not overly enjoy reading about a character like this. I also found it difficult to get into the lives of the supporting characters. The character of Hope in particular I found confusing. She is a full grown woman in College, however she is handled with such childlike fragility that I found her character development and role within the story so unusual.

Usually I do not have any issue getting into a story that is part of a series if I have not read any prior installments. However with this one I didn't have that luxury. It took me many chapters to make sense of the characters and what role they played within the life of our main character Angie. I would be reluctant to recommend this to anyone who has not yet read the first two titles in the series.

The story moved fairly slowly, but it did get very interesting towards the end of the novel. As pieces began to fit in the puzzle I did find myself curious about the resolution, which is why I finished reading this title. However the ending did not deliver on the anticipation.

I would likely go back and read the first two installments of the series. I suspect that once I do that my ratings, thoughts, and opinions on this specific title would be different. However, as a stand alone title I was not very fond of the book.

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Chef Angie Turner is busy with her successful farm-to-fork restaurant, County Seat In River Vista, Idaho. Her best friend, Felicia, runs the front, and sous chef, Estebe smoothly helps handle the kitchen. When her dishwasher/chef protégée, Hope Anderson is suspected of murdering a man who Ian (Angie’s boyfriend) knows from the past; red flags go up concerning the deceased and his reasons for moving to town. A fun and entertaining whodunit follows!

I really enjoy this cast of characters and the country setting of this novel. Author Lynn Cahoon is a pro at casting lures to keep readers from guessing the true villain. She had me fooled on this one! I was entertained relaxing with this cozy and recommend it plus the 2 previous stories to cozy mystery readers. A delicious recipe is included for your enjoyment.

I reviewed a digital arc provided by NetGalley and Kensington Lyrical Underground. Thank you.

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A good cozy who-done-it with a "and why" twist.

The Staff at The County Seat have become 'family' so when one needs help everyone pitches in.
Felicia's boyfriend runs a homeless mission and the 'family' volunteer to create and serve a dinner.
Holly is a suspect in the murder of a professor and everyone takes a turn hosting her while the police investigate. Angie continues to grow the restaurant while settling into her Nona's farm with her three animal pets.

A Idaho Potato Pie recipe created by the author is included in this book.

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One Potato, Two Potato, Dead is Book 3 in the culinary fantastic Farm-To-Fork Mystery Series.

Angie Turner's restaurant is called the County Seat and is closely located to an excellent farmers market, and her menu has lots of yummy fresh food!

The characters are very likeable and the mystery was great!

Looking forward to the next book in this series.

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One Potato, Two Potato, Dead is the 3rd book in the Farm To Fork series and is a great addition to the series. Every book gets even better! Angie Turner and her friend Felicia own the County Seat restaurant. One of their workers and friends, Hope, is a suspect in the murder of her teacher. It has everything I like in a cozy mystery including the ending! This book took me a couple chapters to get into but then was difficult to put down. Another winner from Lynn Cahoon. I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review.

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Moved way too slow and Angie was just foolish in some of the ‘investigating’. The part I enjoyed was the tying together which actually was improbable

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I really enjoyed this book I got from Netgalley. It was the first book I have read of Lynn Cahoon's but it won't be my last. This cozy mystery is set in Idaho and the MCs are two friends that have opened a farm-to-fork restaurant. One of the friends, Angie Turner, also tends to like to snoop into local murders to help her friends out. In this one, she's helping to clear the name of her dishwasher Hope in the murder of a local visiting professor at the University - but things are not as they appear. Really fun characters and story line.

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Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Publishing Corporation for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It was wonderful to spend time with Angie, Felicia, Estebe and the gang at the County Seat. Once again I was hooked into their world and the inevitable ..... Angie once again gets mixed up in a mystery that she feels compelled to solve. When her dishwasher/chef trainee Hope innocently offers to drive a visiting professor home and she ends up as a murder suspect, Angie can't stay quiet. When Angie's boyfriend Ian "disappears" home to England without a goodbye, just some cryptic messages, she feels that everything is linked.

My favourite part of the books are Angie's "zoo" friends - Mabel and Precious and I love how Ms. Cahoon includes them often in the books. Dom the St. Bernard puppy is another draw to this series.

Looking forward to our next visit to the County Seat!!

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Once again, Lynn Cahoon hits the nail on the head! One Potato, Two Potato, Dead is another fantastic installment in the Farm to Fork Mystery series. Everything the surrounds the story is original, fun, and lighthearted. The mystery is on point, the clues were given in order to solve the mystery along with Angie are perfect, and the culmination of all the events is just perfect. I can't wait for more!

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Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book first book I read by this author really enjoyed it plan to read more


Angie first meets Daniel Monet at a local mission, where she and her chef-in-training, Hope, are serving barbeque chicken poutine to the homeless. Monet is one of Hope’s teachers—but Angie’s boyfriend knows him from his youthful days in England. But soon, the bon vivant is no longer vivant. When Monet is found dead, with Hope’s prints on the wine glass next to him, it will be Angie who has to sauce out the real killer . . .

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When first getting settled into this story, it is so easy to pick up right where you left off with the previous book. The author makes a seamless transition which is great for someone that has read the series. The mystery perfectly weaves into the setting and is realistic. When it comes to the characters, they are all so full bodied, it is hard to think the author could add more, but they did and did it well. Everything about this story was enjoyable.

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