The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis Review

 Good Morning Bookish Lovelies :)

I pray today finds you all doing well, and I'm so thankful you've taken the time to drop on by The Preppy Book Princess today for another book review.

I'm Kirby, and I'm always thrilled to welcome you to my little bookish corner of the internet. 

I read across quite a few different genres, with Christian fiction being my favorite, but another one I'm always game for picking up are cozy mysteries.

I've found a few favorite authors and series within this genre, and I always look forward to their new book releases.

I've reviewed a few other titles in the Domestic Diva series previously on my blog, and you can check those out using the links below:

The Diva Spices It Up

The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit

The Diva Says Cheesecake

Now I hope you'll all join me down below for my review of the newest release in this favorite cozy mystery series.

The Diva Delivers on a Promise by Krista Davis:

Source: Library

Publisher: Kensington Cozies

Publication Date: May 23rd, 2023

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Series: Domestic Diva Mystery

Synopsis:

In a delicious new Domestic Diva Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis, entertaining guru Sophie Winston is coordinating a convention for ghost kitchens in Old Town, Alexandria–and trying to keep a killer from making a deadly delivery…

Sophie is busy handling the first ever convention of the Association of Ghost Kitchens—restaurants that do delivery only—but she’s taking a little time out for a lunch meeting organized by A Healthy Meal. The group is dedicated to providing meals for children in need, and as a bonus, it’ll give Sophie the perfect opportunity to ogle the lavish Old Town home of socialite Geraldine Stansfield. Gerrie’s dining room is impeccably furnished, the table laden with gleaming crystal and prized china. If it weren’t for the dead man lying on the floor, everything would be perfect...

No one knows the victim—or at least, no one claims to. But a little snooping by Sophie reveals links to many local notables. In fact, not only was he a client of Geraldine’s late husband, an attorney—every member of the Stansfield clan knew the deceased. But only one knows what he was doing in Gerrie’s house.

Gerrie’s elegant abode looks spotless, but there’s plenty of dirty linen in those family closets. Now Sophie will have to get the killer to come clean before he spoils another appetite—for good...

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

The Domestic Diva Mystery series is one of my favorites within the cozy mystery genre, and I always look forward to picking up the new titles. Krista Davis has crafted a wonderful series with a eclectic cast of characters, an idyllic setting, and well plotted mysteries that always keep the reader guessing.

In this new installment, Sophie finds herself on the case once again after a dear neighbor friend finds herself accused of murder when a stabbing in her house leaves a man deceased. Gerrie insists she's innocent, and Sophie's determined to get to the bottom of what's going on. Of course, nothing is ever simple in Old Town, and the gang also finds themselves caught up in a mystery involving ghost kitchens and fraud that seems to point to an unusual situation.

With Krista Davis' traditional atmospheric writing and plenty of delicious sounding recipes and entertaining tips, The Diva Delivers on a Promise is another winner in this series, and one that I thoroughly ended up enjoying.

I haven't loved the last couple of releases in this series, so it was a nice surprise that this one ended up being a delightful read, and I hope the next will be the same.

Final Rating: 4/5.

Thanks so much for reading guys! I hope you all have a great rest of your day :)

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