The Dinner Lady Detectives: A charming British village cosy mystery: 1 (The Dinner Lady Detectives, 1)

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The characters are faintly ridiculous, with nothing realistic nor relatable about them. I initially thought that I might begin to like them better as the book progressed, but that was not to be either. They just irritated me even more.

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Margery and Clementine Butcher-Baker are coming to the end of another busy half term as dinner ladies at Summerview Secondary school. The school is abuzz with chatter about the upcoming break, the local harvest festival, and the fact that maths teacher, Mr Weaver, hasn't turned up to work in days.afrightfullyfatalaffair is the fourth book in the #dinnerladydetectives books. If you haven’t read this series yet…DO IT!! This book series is so great. Margery and Clementine are such amazing characters and they are the heroines you want to be friends with. Their relationship is so wonderful and sweet. Rose is Rose and I wouldnt want her any other way. I just can not wait for the next book! I’m going to start rereading this series again ♥️ What a fun mystery . I would definitely call this a cozy mystery on the line of Murder, She Wrote ! I love the dinner ladies and their interactions. I love the relationship between Clem and Margery.' NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐ We also hear about minor characters such as "Mrs Melon" the Greengrocer and "Mrs Large" the small music teacher. It seemed like a game of Happy Families. Considering the two main ladies have the surnames Butcher and Baker, I think this was taken a little too far. If I could describe TDLD I would say it’s Victoria Wood’s Dinnerladies meets Diagnosis Murder. It honestly is the definition of a cozy murder mystery. And I LOVED it! I read the premise and thought it would be such fun to read about lunch ladies solving a crime. There were a couple of scenes that were "Lucy & Ethel" funny so I'll give it three stars. The kitchen crew was not much fun as a whole and I did not connect with Margery and Clementine. The whole thing just seemed so haphazard and cluttered to me. I'm sure many will enjoy this more than I did. Just not my cup of tea.

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Their calm life is shattered when their kitchen manager is found dead in the school's walk-in freezer. The police are adamant that it's an open-and-shut case of accidental death. Margery and Clementine are convinced there's something far more nefarious going on, and they take it upon themselves to investigate. I cannot wait to read the next book (please say there will be one!!!!!!) and highly recommend this gem.I have loved every other book in this series so I had high hopes for this one, and it didn't disappoint. I feel that comedy is one of the hardest genres to write, because absolutely everyone likes to think they have a good sense of humour, and this is... rather rarely the case, at least when it comes to actually writing comedy. It's a particularly thorny issue when it comes to cozy mysteries, because you have to balance the quaint light-hearted comedy with the fact that, y'know... Their calm life is shattered when their kitchen manager is found dead in the school’s walk-in freezer. The police are adamant that it’s an open-and-shut case of accidental death. Margery and Clementine are convinced there’s something far more nefarious going on, and they take it upon themselves to investigate. There were fleeting moments of something better, and I believe it could have really been a good book with a little more time taken and if it was fleshed out a little. Some points genuinely did make me gasp to myself as since most of it was so obvious, the little twists did catch me off guard. I could see this being a cheesy BBC comedy drama one day with a bit of refinement. I thought the story had a really good plot and there was a few plot twists I didn't see coming which is good and the story didn't feel dragged out or chaotic. The ending was good (although I was suspicious and worked it out early) there was still other twists that were explained.

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When more dirty deeds happen and random acts of vandalism, have they bitten off more than they can chew?This was a cosy, easy read with the right amount of mystery, and the right amount of humour. I was kept guessing throughout and couldn't put this book down. The perfect, bingeworthy book for snuggling up on the sofa with a blanket and a hot drink. All in all, this is a brilliant cozy mystery and I can’t wait to see what happens next in the series! The only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars is because I worked out the ending but that doesn't detract away from the fact that this was a fun and enjoyable read! I will definitely be reading the earlier books in the series and would love to take part in another readalong if there is a future book! I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions and thoughts are my own.