Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Scam Chowder by Maya Corrigan


Started: 3/20/2026

Finished: 3/23/2026

Year: 2015

Pages: 302

Genre: cozy mystery

Grade: B

Reason for reading: library book, continuing with series

Type: paperback

Blurb (from Amazon): "Val Deniston loves the historic Chesapeake Bay town where she lives with her grandfather, the Codger Cook. Running the fitness club’s Cool Down Café—and salvaging the five-ingredient dishes Granddad messes up—keeps her busy. She’s used tohis catastrophes in the kitchen, but not in the dining room…

"Especially when one of his dinner party guests winds up face down in the chowder. The demised diner apparently scammed Granddad’s best buddy, and since the other dinner guests have suddenly clammed up, the police have all the ingredients to cook up a conviction for Granddad. With his freedom—and Val’s café job—on the line, Val is in a sweat trying to avert a catastrophe. But dredging up old secrets might just be a recipe for murder…"

Opinion:  Decent mystery...interesting setting for the initial murder to take place. Slightly predictable.

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