Pumpkin Roll by Josi S. Kilpack

 To read my reviews of the other books in this series click here: Lemon Tart, English Trifle, Devil's Food Cake, Key Lime Pie, and Blackberry Crumble.



Title: Pumpkin Roll (A Culinary Mystery #6)
Author: Josi S. Kilpack
Reviewer: Karen
Genre: Adult Mystery
Rating: Love
Alerts/Warnings:  None
Premise: "Sadie Hoffmiller is in Boston, Massachusetts, with her boyfriend, Pete Cunningham, babysitting his three young grandsons. The boys insist that Mrs. Wapple, the woman who lives across the street, is a witch, and Sadie and Pete are anxious to distract the boys from such Halloween-induced ideas. Then Mrs. Wapple is attacked in her home, and Sadie finds herself embroiled in a series of unexplained occurrences with life-or-death consequences" (King County Library System).

Sadie Hoffmiller is in Boston, Massachusetts, with her boyfriend, Pete Cunningham, babysitting his three young grandsons. The boys insist that Mrs. Wapple, the woman who lives across the street, is a witch, and Sadie and Pete are anxious to distract the boys from such Halloween-induced ideas. Then Mrs. Wapple is attacked in her home, and Sadie finds herself embroiled in a series of unexplained occurrences with life-or-death consequences. - See more at: http://kcls.bibliocommons.com/item/show/931134082_pumpkin_roll#sthash.louiLXtH.dpuf

Sadie Hoffmiller is in Boston, Massachusetts, with her boyfriend, Pete Cunningham, babysitting his three young grandsons. The boys insist that Mrs. Wapple, the woman who lives across the street, is a witch, and Sadie and Pete are anxious to distract the boys from such Halloween-induced ideas. Then Mrs. Wapple is attacked in her home, and Sadie finds herself embroiled in a series of unexplained occurrences with life-or-death consequences. - See more at: http://kcls.bibliocommons.com/item/show/931134082_pumpkin_roll#sthash.louiLXtH.dpuf

Opinions: Sadie Hoffmiller as a character is just fun to read. She seems like a twist on Miss Marple, but widowed instead of single.  She still has the brightness, humor, and intelligence that you get from Miss Marple.  On top of that you get loads of absolutely mouth watering recipes that tie into the story.  (Side note: I just found out that after the series is complete a cookbook containing all the recipes will be released. Though I still think I'll buy the entire series.) 

This book felt different than those that I've read leading up to it. This one had more of a creepy feel dealing with the possibilities of ghosts and psychopaths, perfect for the Halloween/Fall time frame that the book is set in. Sadie is forced to look at what she believes versus what is happening to her, her "boyfriend" Pete, and his grandchildren. I think the creepy feeling increased because there were children involved. However, I think Josi didn't a fantastic job with the plot twists, and intertwining the feel of Boston into her story. I really enjoyed reading Pumpkin Roll and found it hard to put it down. The end made me do a double take and with my jaw dropped. I'm eager to see where her next book, Banana Split, takes Sadie next.