Eggsecutive Orders (White House Chef #3)

Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy Rating: ★★★ isbn: 9780425232033 Series: White House Chef Mystery #3 Publication Date: January 5, 2010 Pages: 352 Genre: Mystery Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime When NSA big shot Carl Minkus dies right after eating the dinner Olivia Paras’s staff had prepared, all forks point to them. Now the Secret Service is picking apart the kitchen-and scrutinizing the staff’s every move. The timing couldn’t be worse with the White House Lawn Easter Egg Roll to prep for without access to a kitchen. Olivia must find the real culprit-before she cracks under pressure.

2022: Wasn’t the interruptions, this is still my least favourite book in the series.

2012:  I was reading this while I had a lot of stuff going on and kept getting interrupted, but I have to say this was just not my favorite of the series. It had elements I really liked, but also a lot of stuff I found myself skimming over.

The plot was strong and I didn’t see who did it until the end, but I guess I just can’t enjoy all the animosity Ollie is surrounded with – just way too much, although perhaps some of that was resolved towards the end of the story. I’m hoping the next book will pull me back in.