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No one has less interest in mysteries than Corinna Chapman, who has bread to bake, but they seem to be arising spontaneously in the vicinity of her bakery, Earthly Delights. Between the mouth-watering distractions of loaves and muffins, of Jason her apprentice and Horatio the cat, she's keeping an eye on the door as she waits for the exciting Daniel, her recently acquired lover, to walk back into her life.
After a week of no communication Daniel finally returns, bruised and battered from a run-in with a so-called messiah. But disturbing things are also happening close to home. Juliette Lefebvre, the owner of Heavenly Pleasures and maker of the most gorgeous chocolates in town, is distraught. Someone is spiking her very expensive chocolates. Is it an elaborate and horrible joke, or is it a warning that worse may yet happen?
-Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Dedication: This book is dedicated to a very dear Sister-in-Crime, Carmel Shute. A woman of remarkable determination, charisma and kindness.
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Epigraph: Oppress not the cubs of the stranger,
But hail them as Sister and Brother,
For though they be little and fubsy,
It may be the Bear is their mother. (Rudyard Kipling, The Law of the Jungle)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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Crime File
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 March 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Deep Six 2004 single work novel ; Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel ; Taking Care of Business : Cliff Hardy Cases 2004 selected work short story -
A Tasty Morsel
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 February 2005; (p. 9)
— Review of Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
Tasty Melbourne Mystery Suffers a Weighty Problem
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 January 2005; (p. 11)
— Review of Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
Books
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 19 - 25 January no. 522 2005; (p. 39)
— Review of Around Australia in 80 Days 2004 single work autobiography ; Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 January vol. 123 no. 6454 2005; (p. 68)
— Review of Taking Care of Business : Cliff Hardy Cases 2004 selected work short story ; Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel
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Untitled
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 25 January vol. 123 no. 6454 2005; (p. 68)
— Review of Taking Care of Business : Cliff Hardy Cases 2004 selected work short story ; Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
Books
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 19 - 25 January no. 522 2005; (p. 39)
— Review of Around Australia in 80 Days 2004 single work autobiography ; Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
Tasty Melbourne Mystery Suffers a Weighty Problem
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 January 2005; (p. 11)
— Review of Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
A Tasty Morsel
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 February 2005; (p. 9)
— Review of Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel -
Crime File
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 March 2005; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Deep Six 2004 single work novel ; Heavenly Pleasures : A Corinna Chapman Novel 2004 single work novel ; Taking Care of Business : Cliff Hardy Cases 2004 selected work short story
Awards
- 2006 joint winner Davitt Award — Readers' Choice Award Joint winner with Leigh Redhead's Rubdown
- 2005 shortlisted Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing — Best Novel
- Melbourne, Victoria,