Throw Darts at a Cheesecake

OK, I have read both the good and the bad reviews, and I am somewhere in between. I am a Weight Watchers member, so that aspect made the book more interesting to me, because I understood the struggles, joys, jokes and tears of the members of the Weight Winners circle. The WW parts made the book more enjoyable for me. That said, my first impression upon reading it was that it was not written by a professional author. (I was surprised to see Dietz had other novels out there.) Some characters were pretty stereotypical, and the dialogue was sometimes too rapid fire between the Ellie and Peter. It seemed like it would have fit in with a 1940s sexual tension film noir flick, but I didn't think it worked that way in print. However....I did enjoy this book, probably more so that the average reader because of my WW experience.

Okay, I admit it, I'm a Weight Watchers member and was intrigued by the plot of this book because of the focus on dieters and mystery. And to put it bluntly, I was also looking for something to keep my mind off food. And guess what? This book worked - I lost 5 pounds in the time it took to finish the book, less than a week. Every time I wanted a doughnut or a chocolate eclair, I read another chapter. Having said that, I should add that you'll love this book even if you haven't counted a single calorie in your life. It is fun trying to find out who is killing the Great Dieters of America -and why. Now I just have to get my hands on Denise Dietz's other mysteries, so I can keep my eyes on the page - and my hands out of the cookie jar!

I loved this book. In fact, I couldn't put it down until I finished it. Same for Ms. Dietz's second diet club mystery, Beat Up a Cookie. Now I'm hoping for a third in the series. Soon! I highly recommend Throw Darts at a Cheesecake. You won't be sorry you bought it, and that's a promise.

Author Denise Dietz has written a book whose time has come....readers will laugh away the pounds as they work out the deadly puzzle Dietz has set in a modern bastion of defense against the curse of an overfed society. Weight Watchers beware! Dietz serves chilling murders among hot fudge sundaes as her protaganist searches for the calorie killer. A good solid mystery.