Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 12/30/2016 + 464 more book reviews

Kale to the Queen is the first installment in the A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery series featuring Carrie Ann Cole, the newly hired personal chef to the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge. Carrie Ann has left her hometown of Chicago and moved to London to begin her dream job cooking for the Royal family, but her decision has come with some regrets as she is forced to "take a break" from longtime boyfriend, Chef John Sheridan.

Carrie Ann is finding it difficult to adjust to the Palace policies and the snooty staff including head Chef Jeffrey Butterbottom are not happy to have an American in their midst. Struggling to find her way through the corridors and adhere to the rigid protocol, Carrie Ann is grateful for the help of her two assistants, Francis Deems and Michael Haregrove.

Delighted to have an entire greenhouse full of organic vegetables to choose from, Carrie Ann's joy is quickly marred by the discovery of her assistant's dead body shoved under the kale patch. When her other assistant becomes the prime suspect in the killing, she quickly sets out to clear his name trusting her gut feeling that the man is innocent.

A fun, fast paced storyline that draws you in from the first page. A well rounded cast of characters give insight into life behind the palace walls, the struggles some are facing in dealing with a life threatening illness will tug at your heartstrings. The hint of romance can only mean many more exciting adventures for Chef Carrie Ann.

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