Dangerously Dark

In Colette London's Dangerously Dark, the second installment in the Chocolate Whisperer Culinary Cozy mystery series, this one would hook you and tempt you on the first page. When Hayden Mundy-Moore first arrived in Portland, she was there to help her best friend Carissa with her wedding details as her matron of honor. But right before Carissa could say "I Do", her fiancé is found dead in the trailer for the Chocolate After Dark tour. While Carissa grievedthe loss for Declan Murphy, it was up to Hayden to do some snoop and check out the CAD tour from Cartaroma. But as Hayden and her bodyguard Danny observe the people of the tour, they took a real good look into Declan's life. Hayden came across a poisoning of sort in her own drink, an accidental shelving incident, and multiple scare tactics to throw her off the tracks of the culprit. She suspected the people who knew Declan best, even Carissa, since it seemed that everyone had a motive to do him in by liquid nitrogen. And when one of her prime suspects had figured it out, she ended up in a car accident that almost claimed her life. While Hayden and Danny had bet their money on whodunit, Hayden had later suspected the one who had harmed her in a toxic face-off.

This was another delectable culinary cozy installment that had scrumptious chocolate recipes at the back of the book to try out. I did like the theme of a chocolate tour for this story line. I did care for Hayden and how she tried to help out Carissa the best she could under the circumstances. I also thought that maybe Danny's hiding his true feelings for her, while Travis seems to be an enigma behind the scenes. I did like the location of Portland and how chocolate making came to life. The settings were mesmerizing and compelling on every page. This would make you salivate for intense drama, entice you with non-stop action, and has fast-paced suspense in this bone-chilling cozy mystery.

Will you be tempted to read Dangerously Dark today?