Heavenly Pleasures

A Corinna Chapman Mystery, Book 2

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Louise Siversen

Corinna Chapman likes the quiet life: good food, good company and her daily work as a baker. She doesn't really want mystery and intrigue in her life. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't have much choice. Corinna's apartment building seems to be a magnet for mystery and mayhem and, with her new lover Daniel a private investigator, Corinna seems destined to be involved in solving these mysteries. T

his second book in the series sees a prankster spiking the chocolates at the nearby Heavenly Pleasures chocolate store (is it an elaborate and horrible joke, or a warning of worse to come?), an attempt to blow up the apartment block, and strange new residents moving in.

©2005 Kerry Greenwood (P)2008 Bolinda Publishing

Critic reviews

"Add this tasty bonbon to the growing shelf of culinary mysteries." (Booklist)

"This new series has some of the hallmarks of author Kerry Greenwood's other long running series – the Phryne Fisher mysteries: mystery (of course), good food, gorgeous young men and a sassy central female character...a delicious offering." (aussiereviews.com)

a worthy series to follow Ms. Fisher's Mysteries !

We had our doubts. How could anyone follow Phyrne and Jack?
This is NOT a continuation in any way except accent, color and spirit.
Which is enough, and book 2 was brilliant. Many plots and colorful players. Characters we look forward to meeting again and again.
Get the books. You will be swept into their colorful and flavorful world!

Read 4 Out of Order -- Best of the Bunch!

I like this book best of the four in the series I've read so far! After Daniel solves a case, mysteries propagate like the heads of a hydra being lopped. A mysterious package may be a bomb forcing all tenants to evacuate. In the melee, a kitten is lost, and a new tenant is assaulted outside the building. An inmate (Daniel brought in) is acting possessed and terrorizing guards and fellow inmates alike. Daniel takes the job of solving the problems of a chocolate shop down the street whose ingredients are being tainted. A girl who worked there has disappeared and is being blamed by the owners in absentia, but the problems continue, and Daniel fears for her safety -- was she taken or did she run away from her own problems -- a Romeo and Juliet romance being thwarted by a father who wants to marry her off to an older man BY PROXY -- without both parties actually being present. A new tenant may be hiding out with crucial evidence in a case involving millions. Corinna thwarts a cat burglar, but his cohorts are two thug persuaders seeking to infiltrate the building. The bad guys go so far as to kidnap and drug Jason and leave him for trash. I love Jason and was furious! This book is chock-full of mysteries to solve and is never dull!

I Love Heavenly Pleasures!

Kerry Greenwood is a genius at creating characters and stories that are compelling and entertaining. Her Corinna Chapman series makes me happy and hungry!

love these books

I have listened to these books, all of the Corina Chapman books, multiple times. When bad things are going on in my life or stressful things, these are what I turn to. They are definitely comfort food. The only exception to this is the last book, The Spotted Dog. The narrator is not Louise and you can tell. not that the other narrator is bad. She just doesn't have the warmth in her voice. All the books are highly recommended!

Mystery and chocolate

Love the characters old and new a bit of romance is wedged in and all characters get a bit of development and the mystery’s are all thrilling till the end