Inherit the Word (A Cookbook Nook Mystery) Mass Market Paperback – March 4, 2014

Inherit the Word is the second book in Daryl Wood Gerber's Cookbook Nook series. I read the first book, and I've read several of the author's other series. I'm planning to read one per month this year so that I'm fully caught up by the end of the year and able to read the newest one when it releases. Set in a beautiful California town, it offers a charming setting with food, books, and mysteries. I like Gerber's writing style, and while the series is still fleshing out some of its style and supporting cast, it shows promise to be a strong one.Grill Fest, an annual cooking competition, is taking place in Jenna's Cookbook Nook shop. She opened it the prior year with her aunt, and now it's taken off. The top two contenders have fought with each other for years, and one's husband is the business manager for the other. Keep your enemies close, that's the key here. Unfortunately, one of the top two is taken out after a fire alarm goes off. And Lola, Jenna's sorta other mother (of her bestie) who was in the competition, is accused of the crime. The women had a public fight over a chef who'd resigned and worked at the other's restaurant. What really happened here? Toss in two daughters of the deceased, with a strange relationship, and a possible abuse scenario, and it's very complex.Not only are we treated to a fun competition with mouthwatering meals, but we learn about several amazing cookbooks and authors we should get to know better. On top of that, the peculiar disappearance and death of Jenna's husband two years ago is further explored. While everything seems to indicate he died, there was never a body, so I'm confident he will reappear at some point, probably when Jenna gets serious with the new guy, Rhett. In this book, her husband, David, left behind a mysterious key and kitty cat statue. What could it all be about?The setting is the best piece of this series. The writing is good and the characters are all fun, but I adore reading about the town, the personal relationships between friends and enemies, the history of the cookbooks that pop up in the store as potential new sellers. The recipes sound good, and a few hints dropped about the author's other series (under pseudonym Avery Ames) about a cheese shoppe is very enticing. I look forward to reading more in this series!

Love the author & series

I enjoy cozy mysteries that feature bookshops, it gives the story such a "cozy" feeling!Jenna and her Aunt, Vera own a bookshop called "The Cookbook Nook" and a café next door they call "The Nook Cafe". When they find themselves hosting the town's Grill Fest competition they quickly put together the work stations for the contestants in The Cookbook Nook book store. I liked the different personalities of the contestants, all of them really want to win! There are really two mysteries in this story, - Jenna discovers some things about her ex-husband that she needs to figure out....I like Jenna's cute little kitten in this story named Tigger ( who likes to get into mischief )With the different titles of cookbooks mentioned in the story ( and the grilled cheese sandwich recipes ) -- I found myself getting hungry reading this story... =)The first book in this series is called "Final Sentence". I have this book, but I haven't read it yet.. After reading this book, I'm really looking forward to going back and catching up with how this series began! You can read "Inherit the Word" as a stand alone book, but as with series books, I think its helpful to read them in order if possible to get a better feel of the characters and the background of the story.With interesting characters and two mysteries to this story, I found it hard to put down!

After the first book in this series, Final Sentence, I thought it was worth trying one more book before deciding whether it's a series I want to follow. Unfortunately, I know now it's not. The characters are not well-developed, and the protagonist, Jenna, has very poor investigative and deductive skills. She compares herself at one point to a pinball machine, and I would have to agree; for her, picking a murderer is like a shot in the dark. Tigger the kitten is still as cute as ever, but he's not enough to make up for other drawbacks.I could only recommend this mystery as a very light, fast read, perhaps for vacation reading, and for readers who like plenty of dialogue. There were a couple of twists to the plot eventually, and they did help me to stick with this mystery.

I truly loved this second in the series, A Cookbook Nook Mystery. Jenna Hart and ensemble are hosting the annual 'Grill Fest' in Crystal Cove, CA. This years theme is Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.Knowing that this series includes recipes...I must confess that I instantly went to the last pages and studied each recipe for our dinner last evening. Ah...back to the review.There was a competition of several well-known cooks from cozy Crystal Cove. However, how shall I phrase this, each had rather an explosive personality. In fact as the fire alarms echoed, so did the screams from the person finding a celebrity chef dead in the alley!Jenna realizes that the wrong person might get blamed by the police due to unfortunate statements and actions leading up to the competition. Just how badly do these contestants want to win???Or, is there another reason, or two, or three???Well, you know me by now. I'm not going to tell you. I will say, there was laughter, scandalous behavior, friendships, suspense, and romance to act as side dishes to those luscious sounding Cheese sandwiches etc. Oh, and recipes as I may have mentioned earlier.A real mystery foodie treat to read!

This is the 2nd book in the series and is very enjoyable. It started out a little slow but didn't take long to pick up and then it was hard to put down. Jenna owns a cookbook store and cafe with her Aunt Vera. There is a grilled cheese bake off contest. Several people in town are competing and of course there is some rivalry. One of the competitors is killed and Lola is a suspect.Jenna, her dad and her friends work together to solve the mystery. There are quite a few suspects and it kept me guessing until the end. Quite enjoyable!

Love this series, it s book 2 and really enjoyed the read, exciting and well written. Great cover.

A very enjoyable book.

Good book