Delicious Death (Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries Book 2) by Byrd Nash – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes
Delicious Death by Byrd Nash
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Madame Elinor Chalamet is knee deep in murder, mystery, and ghosts again after being invited to attend the Winter Revel being held in Vouvont. All she wants to do is relax and enjoy the delicious foods being prepared by some of the best chefs around. Instead of enjoying her holiday, Madame Chalamet finds herself face to face once again with the Duke de Archambeau, Tristan Fontaine, and his overbearing mother and sister who criticize her every chance they get.
Madame Chalamet tries to make the best of her holiday and uses her ghost talker powers to help a young girl in a bake shop with her ghostly brother as well as a widow who has her husband’s ghost attached to her. When someone tries to poison the king, Madame Chalamet attempts to solve the mystery but finds herself instead working with the Duke de Archambeau who has taken it upon himself to solve the mystery of the attempted murder of the king.
This was Book 2 in the Madame Chalamet Ghost Mysteries series and builds on the story from the first book. In the first book we are introduced to Madame Chalamet, her sidekick Charlotte laRue, the Duke de Archambeau, and the Duke’s sister and mother, Lady Valentina, and the Duchesse de Chambaux. Lady Valentina and the Duchesse de Chambaux do not think highly of Madame Chalamet or what she does for a living. Madame Chalamet does not live up to their ideals or fall into the same social class as they do and is therefore beneath them.
Book 2 builds on the romantic tension between Madame Chalamet and the Duke de Archambeau. Both try to ignore any attraction to the other because they are from two different social classes and a relationship between them is forbidden. This book is action packed from the beginning with murder, mystery, mayhem, ghosts, suspense, and even a bit of humor. I loved learning more about our beloved characters from the first book and about who they are as well as their strengths and weaknesses. I loved both the historical and the paranormal aspects of the story. This book was very well written, and I cannot wait to read the third book in the series!
