Akers, W. M.

Fans of Akers’s Westside alternate-history series protagonist, Jazz Age detective Gilda Carr, will be delighted to root for another NYC-based, feisty woman protagonist in this madcap foodie mystery. Recommend to those who like their hard-boiled mysteries with a heart.

Akers’s (“Gilda Carr Tiny Mystery” series) not-so-cozy, amusing tale will keep readers turning the pages. They will enjoy Bernie’s attitude and humor, but they may think twice about ordering the aspic.

Highly recommended for readers who like their genres so bent that they flow into each other, where the fantasy is so dark it’s nearly horror and the mystery uncovers rot and magic in equal measure.