Hail to the Chef

by Julie A. Hyzy | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0425224996 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Chania of Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on 7/4/2014
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Journal Entry 1 by Chania from Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Friday, July 4, 2014
White House executive Chef Ollie Paras has a lot on her plate, what with holiday meals to map out, the First Lady's matchmaking plans to deflect, safety classes to take, and terrorist plots to avoid. Oh, and a senator's assistant has been begging Ollie to rig the countrywide gingerbread-man-decorating contest in favor of the senator's kids ...

Then a cautious, kindly electrician is electrocuted, and the First Lady's nephew doesn't show up for an important event when not twenty-four hours before he was happily cleaning shrimp with Ollie. Ollie suspects there's something going on that's fishier than shrimp cocktail. Now, she'll have to watch her back -- and find a killer unlikely to be pardoned ...

Journal Entry 2 by Chania at Kokkola, Keski-Pohjanmaa / Mellersta Österbotten Finland on Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Second book on the series - and very nice, just like the first one. These books definitively belong to the better part of this genre - not all cozy mysteries are that good.. but this one was,with interesting background and characters and a good plot.

Now I'll send this to Annimanni in the wishlist-tag-game!


Journal Entry 3 by Annimanni at Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Book arrived while I was away. Thanks!

Journal Entry 4 by Annimanni at Kirjasto Sello, kierrätyshylly in Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, September 19, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (9/19/2016 UTC) at Kirjasto Sello, kierrätyshylly in Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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On the recycling shelf. Enjoy!

Journal Entry 5 by wingtoukokuuwing at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, September 19, 2016
This sounds like a treasure, I will take it with me.

Journal Entry 6 by wingtoukokuuwing at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Friday, October 14, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (10/9/2016 UTC) at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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Book continues its travels...

Journal Entry 7 by Niksu at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Thursday, November 17, 2016
A book from my wish list! Thank you toukokuu and annelis the kind courier! Annelis will have this next.

Journal Entry 8 by Niksu at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Friday, December 2, 2016
This was slightly a disappointment. I liked it but noticed that all the time I was waiting something more to happen. But what comes to White House it's always interesting to read the details and procedures going on there. Will be reading more of the series if ever come across. Reserved for Annelis.

Journal Entry 9 by Niksu at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (12/7/2016 UTC) at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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Thanks for dropping by, Annelis!


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Journal Entry 10 by wingAnneliswing at Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Thursday, December 8, 2016
Thank you for the book, kind Bookcrossers!
It was nice to see you, Niksu and your lovely son!

Journal Entry 11 by wingAnneliswing at Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, April 17, 2017
This was quite an enjoyable story, even if I don't like American style of life or megalomania whatever it is. It was anyway interesting to get a glimpse of the world inside the White House.

Aakkoshaaste

Helmethaaste 29

This is my book #52 in the Reduce Mount TBR 2017 -challence by Dove-i-libri.

Journal Entry 12 by wingAnneliswing at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (5/9/2017 UTC) at Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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To the meet-up in Helsinki.
Happy reading!

Journal Entry 13 by wingAnneliswing at Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (5/10/2017 UTC) at Kerava, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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Nobody picked the book up at Sokos in Helsinki. Now it will be travelling to Edinburgh with Kirjakko. Where does it end up?
Happy reading anyway!

Kirja on vapautukseni #120 Chanian haasteessa Vapautusten vuosi: Toukokuu

Book #63 in the 2017 Keep Them Moving -challence by Booklady331

Journal Entry 14 by wingkirjakkowing at Sipoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Correction! The book stays home and I will be heading to Edinburgh. It is hard enough to be a courier to an unread Donna Leon and I know I won't have time to read this before I will meat the local bookcrossers.
I guess The White House will be the source of so many juicy and scandalous stories now that T.Rump is in power - today the chief of FBI was fired. The Feds were investigating Trump's Russian connections - perhaps they got too close. Amazing how much power the president has in the US, Sauli couldn't do any of those things Trump has been pulling up from his sleeve.

Journal Entry 15 by wingkirjakkowing at Sipoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Saturday, May 20, 2017
Perhaps I'm just cranky, having caught the mother of all flus. 5 days of fever so far, yesterday was the first day I could think of reading. Very little at a time and then I dose off again. For once I think the author has done too much research in her topic or can't use it in a natural way - I feel like I am having a lecture on the running of the White House. It feels the writer is showing off by giving all these often meaningless little details of the System. I'm merely on page 31, but I feel stuffed with all the info and there isn't a flow in the story telling.
And to really confirm to be a jerk in my eyes one only has to mention the politically correct gingerbread person.
I'll continue a bit more, perhaps this is just a writer who has a problem with the beginning.

Journal Entry 16 by wingkirjakkowing at Sipoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Monday, May 22, 2017
It turned out to be a good read after all, when the story got going.
I did have a hunch of the culprit, but not the whole picture. Can't say much more without spoiling it for others.

Journal Entry 17 by wingkirjakkowing at Roasberg in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on Friday, July 21, 2017

Released 6 yrs ago (7/22/2017 UTC) at Roasberg in Helsinki, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland

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I try to make it to the meet-up later today and if so, will put this on offer. Soozreader and Sannuli will be there and they both read mysteries.

Journal Entry 18 by wingSoozreaderwing at Joensuu, Pohjois-Karjala / Norra Karelen Finland on Sunday, July 23, 2017
I took this with me from the meet-up as it seemed like my kind of a book :)

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