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Allen & Unwin. This edition first published Aug 2007
Reviewed by Sally Roddom
Corinna Chapman starts work at 4 a.m. every morning in her bakery Earthly
Delights. She cooks the most wonderful gourmet cakes, breads and pastries.
She also seems to end up solving neighbourhood mysteries. In this latest
adventure, a new cut-price bread shop has opened up in the neighbourhood
in direct competition with Corinna’s gourmet bakery. At the same time, a
new hallucinogenic drug hits the street which is literally driving people
mad, the gorgeous Georgina moves in with Corinna’s boyfriend Daniel, and
there is a witch convention happening to celebrate Samhain, the feast of
the dead. Could all these events possibly be connected?
TRICK OR TREAT is the fourth book in a series which just keep on getting
better, set in Melbourne, Australia. Corinna is an overweight woman who
feels no guilt and makes no apologies for loving food, her boyfriend and
life. The story is light, witty and easy to read. Yet author Kerry
Greenwood is not afraid to show the seedier, sadder side of Melbourne
life. Greenwood gets her message across without ramming her political
views down your throat.
Reading a Corinna Chapman book must be done with food at hand because you
end up drooling throughout the book. Fortunately there are recipes at the
end of each of the books in this series. It is not strictly necessary to
read the series in order, as each of them stand alone quite well. The
previous books in the series are EARTHLY DELIGHTS, HEAVENLY PLEASURES and
DEVIL’S FOOD.
Nov 2007 review originally published on Murder and Mayhem
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