Devil's Food Cake was the fluff I needed after reading the two war books (Birdsong and Captain Corelli's Mandolin) that I was looking for in Notes From a Small Island and didn't really find. I found this book on a friend's book club list, and thought I would give it a try.
Kilpack has written several murder mysteries all bearing titles of tasty desserts. They feature a woman named Sadie Hoffmiller who is something of a nosy Parker. The story line in this book takes place in a 15 hour time period, so the story moves along quickly and the murder is solved within a short period of time. I liked the character of Sadie Hoffmiller, I thought Kilpack did a fine job of maintaining suspense, and the whole thing is a very quick read. I finished this in a day without completely ignoring my children (although I did spend an hour reading it while I rode my bike, and more time while the children played outside). I would not call this a fine piece of literature that is likely to stand the test of time, but it was fun and light.
The recipes sounded tasty too.
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