Prudence Bulstrode, TV chef and 'National Treasure', has been hired by an energy company to cook a feast meant to soften up the locals in the village where they plan to start fracking. Prudence is enjoying the cook until a coin is found in one of her puddings and then a local man is found dead, rolled into a snowman on the village green. As the weather sets in Prudence and her granddaughter find themselves drawn into a mystery around a lost Roman treasure.
I hadn't read the first in this series, I am always wary of celebrities writing fiction and I am a latecomer to the cosy crime genre. However I really enjoyed this book. Of course, it helped that it was set in a really beautiful part of North Yorkshire that I know well! There is a streak of self-knowing humour running through the characters and, although the plot is full of holes, there is a nice mix of detection and fun. Add in a lot of lovely sounding food and it's a winner for me. ( )