Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder

by: Chris Cavender

Published by: Kensington Books

Reviewed by Patricia Reid

A Slice of Delight is a pizza shop in Timber Ridge, North Carolina. Eleanor Swift owns and operates A Slice of Delight. Eleanor’s husband Joe is deceased and her sister Maddy stepped up to help her run the pizza parlor. Gregg Hatcher is Eleanor’s deliveryman and Eleanor is fond of Gregg although not so much his mother. Gregg’s brother Wade is fighting him over their grandparent’s estate. Wade wants more than his fair share and Wade’s mother believes Wade can do wrong and should be entitled to whatever he wants. Wade has also been sneaking behind Gregg’s back with Gregg’s girl friend Katy.

When Wade is found dead in the kitchen of A Slice of Delight the first person to be suspected of the killing is Gregg. Gregg goes into hiding and Eleanor and Maddy go into detective mode. They soon have a list of suspects but there is no convincing Timber Ridge’s Chief of Police that Gregg is innocent. Even his mother is against him.

There are some humorous scenes as the two sisters go about their investigation. The book introduces the reader to some of the town’s interesting characters.