"Heavenly Pleasures"

"Heavenly Pleasures" by Kerry Greenwood is the second Corinna Chapman mystery I've read and I find them excellent mysteries as well as a lot of fun to read.  Greenwood is also the author of the Phryne Fisher mystery series.  Although I haven't read that series, I've seen some of the DVD's based on it and that's what led me to look for Greenwood's books.

Corinna is a baker who gets up at 4 a.m. Monday through Friday to bake the goodies for her bakery along with the help of her apprentice, Jason, who likes to make muffins.  The bakery and her home are located in a building that is home to shops, the shop owners, as well as some other tenants.  Down the street is a lovely chocolate store, too, run by two young sisters.

Corinna's very handsome Israeli lover helps a local nun in the evenings when she goes out to feed and care for the homeless.  The nun often sends him off "detecting" which is something he's very good at.  When the sisters discover someone is spoiling their chocolates -- and thus their business -- they hire Daniel to investigate.

In the meantime a couple of new tenants have moved into Corinna's building and the male tenant is very reclusive.  When she sees a female policewoman following him as he's moving in, Corinna's antenna goes up and she wonders what else might be going on.  When a series of scary incidents begin to invade the building and affect all the tenants, Daniel and Corinna have another mystery to also capture their attention.  A very satisfying read and I look forward to the next book in the series!  pazt