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Candy, Murder and Me: Cozy Mystery with Recipes: Amateur Detective and her Dog (Cookie Berelli cozy mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Carolyn Chambers Clark (Author), Anthony Auriemma (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
Candy, Murder and Me is a sweet cozy mystery with recipes that's a dog lover’s delight.

When Cookie Berelli, dress designer for full figured women, discovers her private investigator dead in her salon, she calls on a few friends to get her out of trouble. This cozy mystery with a dog includes a cute little dachshund she named Sigmund Freud because he's such a good listener. She has a bunch of crackpot ideas for how to catch the murderer, and Sigmund, the trustworthy dog he is, follows right along, sometimes even discovering a clue or two himself.

Everyone starts to look suspicious!
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  1. Book 1 of 2
    Cookie Berelli cozy mysteries
  2. Print length
    352 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    April 29, 2012
  5. File size
    1.8 MB
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Dear Reader,

Thanks for stopping by.

I got the idea for CANDY, MURDER and ME a long time ago. I woke up with a vision of a plus-size woman with gusto who designed clothes for women just like her. If you love dogs, wild women amateur detectives with whacky ideas about solving a murder, and great recipes, CANDY, MURDER and ME could be for you. Read the sample pages and see...

Thanks, and keep reading!

All My Best,

Carolyn Chambers Clark

P.S. Keep your eye on Amazon. com for the sequel to this book--CANDY, MURDER and JUST DESSERTS. It's coming soon!

About the Author

Hi,

I'm Carolyn Chambers Clark, a nurse practitioner with a doctorate from Columbia University and an award-winning author of both fiction and non-fiction. I've taught nursing for many colleges and universities and offer a free wellness/self-care monthly newsletter about how you can stay healthy and productive.

In fiction, I write (sometimes with my husband/coauthor) mysteries, thrillers, romance and paranormal, stories for adults and young adults.
For middle grade readers, my husband and I have written humorous books that tackle difficult themes like bullying: SMALL BOYS GUIDE TO SELF-DEFENSE and HOW I LEARNED TO DUEL,STOP BULLIES, and BE A HERO.

In nonfiction, I write wellness/self-care books and e-books on many health-related subjects. Some of them appear here. You can find more about them and my wellness e-letter on my carolynchambersclark website.

I also helped write a memoir of the Vietnam War with my husband about how a dog saved his life: SAMMY AND ME. It includes more than 50 photos from the Vietnam era.

I hope one of these titles or genres will strike a responsive cord with you and you'll want to check out some of my books.

Happy reading!

Carolyn

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0044XV94K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Versatile Publishing (April 29, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 29, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 out of 5 stars 35 ratings

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Carolyn Chambers Clark

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I'm an author of both fiction and nonfiction books. Some of my nonfiction books have been published in other languages. I'm a nurse with a masters degree in nursing and a research doctorate from Columbia University. I've had decades of clinical experience as a psychiatric/mental health advanced registered nurse and wellness/self-care educator. I provide a free monthly Wellness Newsletter on simple things you can do to feel better. Find out more about my efforts to protect animals, ourselves and our precious environment, as well as progress on my latest books and free books and newsletter on Twitter @DrCCClark. Also comment on one of my tweets if you want to be a member of my Advance Reader Group. Members get to give me feedback on book covers, characters, and even plot ideas. You'll also get to be in the know and receive early copies of my upcoming novels.

My fiction books include...

Thrillers/mysteries (OUT OF BODY: A Paranormal Mystery; FORENSICS BY THE NUMBERS; DARK FORCES; CANDY, MURDER & ME; CANDY, MURDER & JUST DESSERTS, WHISPERS, VERTICAL STRIPES CAN KILL YOU)

Sweet romances (ANGEL IN COWBOY BOOTS, LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING, THAT'S AMORE, UNFORGETTABLE). MY Young Adult Novels (JANE EYRE BEWARE; MY SUMMER AS AN AU PAIR; VIRGO RISING; WIMBLEDON DREAMS)

Middle Grade Novels (HOW I LEARNED TO DUEL, STOP BULLIES, AND BECOME A HERO; SMALL BOY'S BOOK OF SELF-DEFENSE; MORGAINA, HER MAGIC HORSE, GHOSTS & Others.

I also hope to develop a rescue for unwanted dogs and shelter dogs who are scheduled to be killed because no one wants to foster or adopt them or pledge money to interest a rescue organization. Do contact me if you have a similar interest, especially if you're a pilot and could fly dogs to my rescue.

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Customers love the characters, particularly the hero dachshund, and find the book thoroughly entertaining. They enjoy the recipes included in the book.

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Customers love the characters in the book, particularly noting the hero dachshund.

"...I liked the way the dachshund in the book was a hero and how the two girls worked together to solve the murder we need more books like this" Read more

"...The writing flows smoothly and the characters are engaging. The author's wit in places was a delight. Looking forward to the next in the series." Read more

"LOVE the characters and story .Can't wait to read more in series.writers Anthony Adrienne and Carolyn chambers Clark are a real hit." Read more

"Great for laughter, a hero dachshund and yummy recipes..." Read more

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Customers find the book thoroughly entertaining, with one mentioning it's a hilarious story.

"An entertaining whodunit tale ensues when Cookie Berelli, a full-figured dress designer and candy junkie, discovers her private investigator dead in..." Read more

"This was a hilarious story of two self-appointed amateur sleuths and how they took on a killer to figure out why a PI was killed and clear Cookie..." Read more

"liked the story and I could not put it down..." Read more

"Humorous, entertaining and sweet..." Read more

3 customers mention "Recipes"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the recipes in the book.

"...I would buy other books with the same people in it, I all so liked the recipes, in fact I think I will try a few...." Read more

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  • Toothpick 9
    5.0 out of 5 stars liked the story and I could not put it down
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020
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    I liked the story and could not put it down I read it in less than 2 days I would buy other books with the same people in it, I all so liked the recipes, in fact I think I will try a few. the way she told how to make some of the dishes they sounded real good . I liked the way the dachshund in the book was a hero and how the two girls worked together to solve the murder we need more books like this
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  • ZM
    4.0 out of 5 stars Thoroughly entertaining
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2012
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    An entertaining whodunit tale ensues when Cookie Berelli, a full-figured dress designer and candy junkie, discovers her private investigator dead in her studio. As Cookie investigates, the reader is taken on an entertaining journey that eventually ends in a solution to the mystery with the added bonus of being privy to a number of the author's family recipes. The writing flows smoothly and the characters are engaging. The author's wit in places was a delight. Looking forward to the next in the series.
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  • glenn conley
    3.0 out of 5 stars Such a good doggie
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2015
    This book was way too girly for me. I mean, every ****ing chapter had some recipe for foodstuffs. Like I ****ing care. I don't even know what the **** those recipes were doing there. What did they add to the story? Absolutely nothing. If anything, it just distracted from the story.

    This book is about a murder mystery. Some ditzy woman aptly named 'Cookie', finds her P.I. dead in her clothing design studio. And the cops think she did it. Because the P.I. was investigating some embezzlement case that Cookie was involved in.

    So, of course Cookie has to take up the P.I. business herself, and find out who really killed Mr. Falcone. Now that's a mob name, if I ever heard one. And sure enough, the guy was seriously involved in the mob. That's one way to get yourself killed fast. Dumb****.

    Cookie goes to Mr. Falcone's office and digs through his files, to see if she can find any leads into his murder. Mr. Falcone's assistant helps her out and gives her some stupid ideas about how to be a good detective. You know, like getting a ****ing gun, and trying not to shoot yourself with it.

    The story continues on and on with Cookie and her new friend checking out all of Mr. Falcone's recent cases. Most of which were guys trying to find out if their wives were cheating on them. Of course they're cheating. If you think they're cheating, they are. Period. Because they ****ing hate you.

    Then she comes across a case involving a chemical company that may be dumping toxic waste. So she starts investigating by breaking into their offices, and promptly gets shot at. She escapes, and nearly gets run off the road by 'the guy with the golden tooth', straight out of ****ing James Bond.

    In the end, Cookie got all the answers she needed from the bad guy. He confronted her, gun in hand, and insisted that she hand over the evidence. But no. She started singing off tune instead. Oh ****. MAKE IT STOP! PLEASE, I'LL DO ANYTHING! JUST MAKE IT STOP!. So he ended up telling her everything. Because the pain in his ear holes was just too much to take. Really? What kind of murderous monster are you, guy? ****.

    This book reminds me a lot of the Stephanie Plum novels by Janet Evanovich. Where some ditzy broad takes up some profession she clearly doesn't belong in. Not that there's anything wrong with that. I mean, just about every book out there is derivative in some way or another.

    I can't say that I hated this book. But I didn't like it either. Which is strange, because I rather liked the Stephanie Plum novels which are quite similar. The problem I found with this book was that it was just too repetitive. And too ****ing girly. And no sexual tension. It was kind of a taco fest, because there weren't really any guys in the story. Just dead ones. And it's hard to build sexual tension around a dead guy.
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  • bex
    2.0 out of 5 stars 2 star
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2020
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    More annoyed than satisfied by the read. Has potential in the ideas, but needs more revision and attention to detail in the implementation. She calls 911 about the body but keeps stressing she's in trouble she hadn't called the cops. The entire point of 911 is combined emergency services. The guy from the opening is just not mentioned again. This is just a few examples. The ending scene felt like it didn't properly match the events of the book I read. So confusing.
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  • Tari H.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for laughter, a hero dachshund and yummy recipes
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2019
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    This was a hilarious story of two self-appointed amateur sleuths and how they took on a killer to figure out why a PI was killed and clear Cookie Berelli of a false embezzlement claim. I loved how Cookie managed to have some kind of candy available at all times. I really fell in love with her awesome little dachshund named Sigmund, who seemed able to give her advice on anything. He also played a big part in taking down the killer. I'm hoping there will be another book coming out soon.
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  • meow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cookie is AWESOME
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2014
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    LOVE the characters and story .Can't wait to read more in series.writers Anthony Adrienne and Carolyn chambers Clark are a real hit.
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  • Tyler Mallone
    4.0 out of 5 stars Humorous, entertaining and sweet
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2010
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    Caution: be prepared to resist temptation as Cookie (should be named Candy) munches on chocolates as she muddles her way through solving two mysteries. And if you weaken, she includes her family recipes of those delectable-sounding treats.

    Tyler Mallone, author of Murder in the Mountains
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  • Debbie Restiano
    1.0 out of 5 stars BORING
    Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
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    OMG... talk about a book so drawn out. Probably the worst book I ever read. It just went on and on....
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