Case of the Bleus by Korina Moss

Available: September 26, 2023

Rating: 4 cheeses

Willa's cheese mentor, Max Dumas, has passed away and is being memorialized at a local cheese conference. Her old co-workers and Max's estranged daughter are in attendance. Everyone is wondering who inherited the recipe for Max's most favorite cheese and some will do anything to get it for themselves.

This series makes me crave cheese like crazy!!! The recipes sound so good and the author makes them seem so easy to make (though when I look at the recipes I always think, nope, not happening.) I also love the fantasy world of cozies where people can open these specialty shops and have so many customers they have several employees hopping all day long because they're so busy. Even better when said specialty shop is surrounded by other similar shops or artisans who get to make a living following their passions in some sweet little village where everyone is kind and good (well... perhaps not everyone!)

The storyline in this book was somewhat complicated because of the vast number of suspects who were all consistently interacting with one another. I found it a bit hard to follow in places and I must admit that one reveal was mystifying to me because I couldn't recall who the character was until several pages in. The number of suspects definitely kept things interesting but could be a bit hard to follow if you don't read through it quickly enough to keep everyone straight in your mind (and I have a tendency to read more than one book at a time, which can complicate things.)

Overall this is a series I really enjoy and in this book there were a few things going on that I think will lead to other storylines in future books so I'm definitely on the hook for future books.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.