RMR Project: Davidson's "Killer Pancake"

Killer Pancake by Diane Mott Davidson

Tense

past

POV

first person. Caterer. Goldilocks catering. Married to homicide detective.


Deaths

page 34. Claire -- girlfriend to Goldie's live-in assistant, Julian. Hit-and-run.
Page 65. Not a death, but Marla, best friend, has a heart attack.
Page 234. Another murder. Trying to avoid spoilers.

Suspects

I didn't write them down in my notes. If I remember correctly, part of the problem was figuring out who could be suspected of the crime.

Other

I've read ones by this author before and I generally enjoy them. So maybe the limits in my notes are partly due to having been really sucked into the book.

RMR Project: Hess's "The Murder at the Murder at the Mimosa Inn"

This and the next larger batch of RMR project entries will consist primarily of copies of my handwritten notes while reading. Because of my concussion, I have been severely delayed in making these entries. I don't longer have a clear memory of the specifics of each book or my impressions beyond what I can recollect from my notes.

This one left me extremely annoyed and dissatisfied! It didn't play "fair" according to the rules of cozies! The heroine solved the crime using clues that were kept hidden from us.

Putting my opinion into goodreads, I was quite surprised at the number of people that actually like this book.

Tense

past.

POV

first person. Bookseller. Widow. Has 14-year-old daughter. Claire Malloy

Deaths

fake murder on page 60.

Person found actually dead on page 88. Blow to the head.

Suspects

everyone at the inn. The inn was hosting a murder mystery weekend. So the suspects included staff, actors and the actual guests.

Other

supposed to be a fake murder--murder mystery weekend

there was a bit of a twist in terms of whodunit, but not enough to make me like the book.

Too Much Snow

We have far too mcuh snow right now. HEre are a few pics from this weekend. We've gotten MORE since! It is also still drifting, but not as much as it was over the weekend.

I'm not going out for a big photo spree for two reasons: pain and asthma. The snow keeps setting off asthma attacks and theyre exhausting. As for pain, today I can barely walk INSIDE with crutches, so there is no way i could manage outside. I am this bad from overdoing it the past few days.

That was taken by DH from close to floor level looking out the door.

Secret Leather Projects 2 and 3 from before Christmas

Sorry, I am a little slow. Been busy with snow and Teddy Bear and that leaves me exhausted and sick with pain.

The second secret leather project was a belt for my father. He is a large man, so it was not an easy project to work with. We designed it so the buckle can be replaced (maybe he will find a western one he likes some day).

The primary motifs are his initials and oak leaves. The leaves seemed to fit, because he always liked the woods. He taught me to identify a lot of trees when I was little.

 

When I was a kid, he always wore cordovan (ox blood) colored shoes, so we decided to use a similar color for the belt. But I think he often wears black shoes these days, so we used black lace for extra details. That way it matches both colors!

 

 

The final project is much smaller and easier. It is a bookmark for my maternal grandmother. I failed to photograph the back--it has a clip on it so it stays on the page easily.

It was  my first attempt at doing a basketweave design. I can see the flaws but not sure how glaringly obvious they are.