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    Black Beans & Vice
    Black Beans & Vice
    Black Beans & Vice
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    Black Beans & Vice

    Written by Ellery Adams

    Narrated by Karen White

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    Desperate for a solution to their endless struggles with weight loss, the supper club members decide to sign on with Wellness Village, a new-age health center promising life-changing improvements through hypnotherapy. It's a mesmerizing experience, to say the least, but when the village's fresh food festival is disrupted by an angry mob of protesters and a local councilman is found dead, librarian James Henry and his friends trade in their newfound sense of calm for a tense hunt for a cold-blooded killer.

    Sorting through a list of suspects that includes an herbalist, an acupuncturist, and various other holistic healers who are all cool as cucumbers, the supper club members begin to suspect that all is not well at Wellness Village. But before their efforts can bear fruit, the body of another murder victim is discovered, and James and his friends realize they'll have to sink their teeth into the investigation to help root out a rotten apple.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 21, 2019
    ISBN9781400172696
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    Ellery Adams

    Ellery Adams has written over forty mystery novels and can’t imagine spending a day away from the keyboard. Ms. Adams, a native New Yorker, has had a lifelong love affair with stories, food, rescue animals, and large bodies of water. When not working on her next novel, she reads, bakes, gardens, spoils her three cats, and rearranges her bookshelves. She lives with her husband and two children (aka the Trolls) in Chapel Hill, NC. For reading guides and a list of bibliotherapy titles, please visit ElleryAdamsMysteries.com.

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    • 3/5
      A reasonable addition in this series. The lives of the Supper Club members are settling down and I feel that this series will soon reach a natural conclusion.
    • 4/5
      The Supper Club has decided that it's time to try hypnosis or something close to try to control their weight issues, so they all sign up with the herbalist/hypnotist in the Wellness Village. Things are progressing well until during the Food Festival a local councilman is found dead. The Supper club thinks chewing on clues could distract them from other foods.The personal story of the characters is flowing well and fits cleverly with the mystery. I love seeing James Henry with Jane and their son, Eliot.
    • 4/5
      Black Beans and Vice by Ellery Adams is the sixth A Supper Club Mystery. The members of the Supper Club are having trouble with sugar (eating too much of it) and Lindy Perez suggests they try hypnotherapy at the new Wellness Village. They each meet with hypnotherapist, Harmony York and soon discover that it does work (if they follow her instructions). James and Jane are surprised when their son, Eliot states he no longer wishes to eat meat after going to Fay Sunray’s show in Nashville with his grandparents (it seems she included a personal message at the end). They support his decision and embrace the new meatless lifestyle for themselves. The threesome attends the Fresh Food Festival at the Wellness Village and are enjoying the day despite the protestors at the entrance. Then James discovers Councilman Ned Woodman dead in the handicapped stall of the restroom. James and the members of the Supper Club are ready to sink their teeth into a new case (better than sugary snacks). Before they can narrow down the suspect list, another individual is found murdered. Can they root out the killer before he strikes again? Black Beans and Vice is an entertaining cozy mystery with delightful characters. It is always pleasant to visit Quincy’s Gap and catch up with James Henry, Lindy, Bennett, Lucy, and Gillian along with Jackson Henry, Jane, Eliot, and Scott and Francis Fitzgerald. I like the relationship between James and Jane. I enjoy the scenes between James and his son, Eliot. It is sweet watching them get acquainted. The characters are well-developed, friendly, each with unique personalities and relatable. I especially like Scott and Francis Fitzgerald (such clever guys). The new character, Fern Dickenson is a good addition to the series. She is the perfect counterpart for another character in the book (I do not want to spoil it for you). Black Beans and Vice is a well-written and plotted story. There is quite a bit going on in this book. Someone is leaving threatening notes and dead birds for Jane and James, Eliot wanting to become a vegetarian, animal rights protestors, needing to hire a new employee for the library to replace retiring Mrs. Waxman, Sullie is transferring to Quincy’s Gap (Lucy is thrilled), Murphy Alistair has returned to town with surprising news and so much more. The mystery was appealing, and the method of murder was unique (which you know I love). However, I was able to identify the killer long before the reveal. While Black Beans and Vice is the sixth book in the series, it can be read alone. The ending will leave readers with a smile on their face. There are vegetarian recipes along with a couple of dessert recipes included at the end of the book. The Avid Reader rating for Black Beans and Vice is 4 out of 5 stars (I liked it). I look forward to returning to Quincy’s Gap in future books in A Supper Club Mystery series.
    • 5/5
      This is the best so far in the series. There aren't to many series that provide me with the inpression of being in the story, but The Supper Club series does. Start with the first so you get to know the Flab Five from the beginning.
    • 4/5
      This was my favorite book so far in the series. Plenty of action in the town library, and increased character development. I didn't guess whodunit ahead of time.
    • 5/5
      James Henry and his "supper club" group are all moving along in their lives, although they still get together as good friends. James is focused on his ex-wife, Jane, and his son Eliot. Lucy is still involved with Sullie while Gillian and Bennett as well as Lindy and Luis are still dating.

      When an anti-meat activist comes to town and then ends up dead, James and the club members spring into action. Who killed the young woman, and why. At the same time someone is stalking Jane and threatening her and Eliot.

      As usual I loved the whole group of people, the Supper Club and their relationship with the other club members as well as with their "significant others", and the mystery was fun too. James spent enough time in his library to give him that sense of place and work that helps ground the whole story.

      Looking forward to the next in the series!
    • 4/5
      James and the group of the ‘Supper Club’ have a new idea of how to lose weight….hypnosis. If they no longer crave sugar, they no longer gain weight or at least that is their plan! James’ life is going better than he ever hoped, he is completely adored by his newly-found four-year-old son and he and his ex wife have a closer relationship than he ever dreamed possible. His family is mostly accepting of the new wonderful turns of his life and he is on cloud nine.On a family outing to a food festival, protesters are there actively campaigning for animal rights. For the most part, the members of the Supper Club agree with what the protesters stand for, but do not approve of their methods. At the festival, James and his son discover the first body. No one is overly interested in the death except James’ ex girlfriend who has moved back to town and is honing in with her reporter instincts. When the second body is found, the members of the Supper Club have to figure out what is going on! The Supper Club members are finding love, hooking up with old crushes and trying to get into shape. James’ stress is added to by someone nailing a dead bird to his ex wife’s front door and then sending him a threatening note. He needs to protect his family and his friends are there to help him with both moral and police support. The latest in the supper club mysteries is an enthralling read! From page one it pulls you in and is a wonderful ‘cozy’ mystery.Reviewed by Ashley Wintters for Suspense Magazine