Who knew fixing your karma could be so dangerous?
Bella Bloom is a Brooklyn housewife who wants to succeed in the kitchen but keeps botching one meal after another. When she discovers her husband has been cheating on her with an eye-catching Italian chef, she goes to see an Indian guru, Maharishi Krishna Ram, who tells her the cure for her problems is garam masala, an exotic Indian spice.
She buys an Indian cookbook and starts experimenting with different recipes until she becomes a top-notch Indian chef, even coming out with her own line of spices under the brand name, “Brooklyn Masala.” The Guru instructs her to distribute her spices through a network of shady Indian groceries and the “payment” is suspicious-looking chocolate bars. But when her spices are linked to an international gang of diamond smugglers and one of them ends up dead in the East River, Bella is in a race to save her name, her reputation, and her life.
With the help of an attractive FBI agent named Mike and her new partner, ex-Bollywood star Dolly Parton Patel, Bella realizes that garam masala is the cure she needed all along.
Filled with wit, humor, and unshakable determination, BROOKLYN MASALA is an offbeat love story about finding romance later in life, taking chances, and learning to leave one’s comfort zone for love and happiness. The first in a new amateur sleuth, funny cozy mystery series set in Brooklyn.
For fans of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series, Jennifer Crusie, Gemma Halliday, and Jana DeLeon.
Goodreads: Brooklyn Masala : A Hilarious New Mystery Series by Sophie Schiller | Goodreads
My Review - 4 of 5 stars -
I found this to be an interesting story. Bella had her personal issues which led to her finding a guru, and then her life became dangerous and out of her control for the most part. All the signs were there though not specifically details. I enjoyed watching her become a stronger person, more in charge of her life. There were some moments of humor and some slightly-over-the-top tension. I did find the deep dive into the world of Indian food a bit more than I would want from a mystery, but overall, it was a good story.
i received a copy through RABT, and this is my unsolicited review.
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