Heavenly Pleasures (Corinna Chapman Mysteries)

No one has less interest in mysteries than Corinna Chapman, who has bread to bake, but they seem to be arising spontaneously in the vicinity of her bakery, Earthly Delights. Between the mouthwatering distractions of loaves and muffins, of Jason her apprentice and Horatio the cat, she's keeping an eye on the door as she waits for the exciting Daniel, her recently acquired lover, to walk back into her life. After a week of no communication Daniel finally returns, bruised and battered from a run-in with a so-called messiah. But disturbing things are also happening close to home. Juliette Lefebvre, the owner of Heavenly Pleasures and maker of the most gorgeous chocolates in town, is distraught. Someone is spiking her very expensive chocolates. Is it an elaborate and horrible joke, or is it a warning that worse may yet happen? 'Lose all thought of New Year's diets, you who enter Australian author Greenwood's delectable second Corinna Chapman cozy.'—Publishers Weekly STARRED reviewCorinna Chapman wakes at four every morning to make bread. She's happy with her life. The residents of her little Melbourne community finally caught the rotten man sending those'scarlet woman'letters. The former addict she rescued from her alleyway, Jason, is shaping into a good apprentice. And her beautiful Israeli lover, Daniel, who has been away for the last couple of weeks, is as enchanting as ever.Corinna has no intention of doing any more investigative work...until she bites into what should have been a lovely violet cream gourmet chocolate and instead chomps a chili-filled catastrophe.Could someone want Heavenly Pleasures, her friends'chocolate shop, to fail? Is this tasteless tampering part of an elaborate and horrible joke? Or is it a warning that worse is to come?Then Daniel returns bruised and battered from a run-in with a so-called messiah. Could the assailant be involved in the chocolate crime as well? And who is the mysterious man who has moved into the upper apartment? Introducing baker and amateur sleuth Corinna Chapman ... mysteries filled with gastronomical delights, humour and unexpected twists from the bestselling author of the Phyrne Fisher mysteries.Baking is an alchemical process for Corinna Chapman. At four am she starts work at Earthly Delights, her bakery in Calico Alley.But one morning Corinna receives a threatening note saying 'The wages of sin is death' and finds a syringe in her cat's paw. A blue-faced junkie has collapsed in the dark alley and a mysterious man with beautiful eyes appears with a plan for Corinna and her bread. Then it is Goths, dead drug addicts, witchcraft, a homeless boy and a missing girl and it seems she will never get those muffins cooked in time.With flair, chutzpah and a talent for kneading, Corinna Chapman will find out who exactly is threatening her life and bake some beautiful bread.'Greenwood provides us with lavish helpings of the ingredients essential to good popular fiction: food, frocks, furnishings and some essential frolicks beneath the sheets' - Sydney Morning Herald on Murder in Montparnasse Baking Is An Alchemical Process For Corinna Chapman. At Four Am She Starts Work At Earthly Delights, Her Bakery In Calico Alley. But One Morning Corinna Receives A Threatening Note Saying 'the Wages Of Sin Is Death' And Finds A Syringe In Her Cat's Paw. A Blue-faced Junkie Has Collapsed In The Dark Alley And A Mysterious Man With Beautiful Eyes Appears With A Plan For Corinna And Her Bread. Then It Is Goths, Dead Drug Addicts, Witchcraft, A Homeless Boy And A Missing Girl And It Seems She Will Never Get Those Muffins Cooked In Time. With Flair, Chutzpah And A Talent For Kneading, Corinna Chapman Will Find Out Who Exactly Is Threatening Her Life And Bake Some Beautiful Bread. -- Back Cover. One Morning, Baker Corinna Chapman Receives A Note Saying 'the Wages Of Sin Is Death', And Finds A Syringe In Her Cats' Paw. Dead Drug Addicts, Goths, Witchcraft, A Homeless Boy And A Missing Girl -- It Seems She Will Never Get Her Muffins Cooked In Time. Kerry Greenwood.

Corinna Chapman is happy with her life as a baker. And her Israeli lover, Daniel, is as enchanting as ever. She has no intention of doing any more investigative work. At least not until she bit into what should have been a lovely violet cream chocolate and instead chomped down on a chili-filled catastrophe. Why would someone sabotage gourmet chocolate? Does someone want Heavenly Pleasures, her friends chocolate shop, to fail? Is this a horrible joke? Or is it a warning that worse is to come? Then Daniel is attacked in a run-in with a so-called messiah. Could this messiah somehow be involved in the chocolate crime? And who is the mysterious man who moved into the upper apartment? Kerry Greenwood is the creator of the Phryne Fisher series. Heavenly Pleasures is the second of three new mysteries, following Earthly Delights, featuring the irrepressible baker-cum-sleuth Corinna Chapman.

No one has less intrest in mysteries than Corinna Chapman, who has made bread to bake, but they seem to be arising spontaneously in the vincinty of her bakery, Earthly Delights. Between the mouthwatering distractions of loaves and muffins, of JAson her apprentice and Horatio the cat, she's keeping an eye on the door as she waits for the exciting Daniel, her recently acquired lover, to walk back into her life. After a week of no communication Daniel returns, bruised and battered from a run-in with so-called messiah. -- back cover Corinna Chapman wakes at four every morning to make bread. She's happy with her life. She has no intention of doing any more investigative work...until she bites into what should have been a lovely violet cream gourmet chocolate and instead chomps a chili-filled catastrophe. Could someone want Heavenly Pleasures, her friend's chocolate shop, to fail? Is this tasteless tampering part of an elaborate and horrible joke? Or is this a warning that worse is to come? Corinna Chapman continues life at her bakery with Jason the apprentice and Horatio the cat. When tall, blonde Juliette Lefebvre, the maker of the most gorgeous chocolates and owner of Heavenly Pleasures calls for help, Corinna and her lover Daniel rally around. Is someone spiking her expensive chocolates and if so, why? Baking is an alchemical process for Corinna. Each day, at 4am, she starts work at Earthly Delights, her bakery in Calico Alley. But one morning Corinna receives a note saying "The wages of sin is death": with flair, chutzpah and a talent for kneading, she'll discover who's threatening her. Someone has been tampering with the chocolates at Heavenly Pleasures. Corinna needs to find out who wants her friend's business to fail, even though she's sworn off investigative work