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Zombie Candy (Annie Ogden Mystery 2) (Annie Ogden Mysteries) [Kindle Edition]

Frederick Lee Brooke
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From her gorgeous husband to her acclaimed cooking classes, Candace Roach's life looks nearly perfect from the outside. Well, appearances can be deceiving. Her husband, Larry, has three unruly addictions that drive her to the brink--zombie movies, cilantro, and having sex with other women. Luckily, her best friend Annie Ogden is back from Iraq and armed with a private investigator's license and a fierce determination to see Candace happy again.


Together, the women uncover the ridiculous extent of Larry's infidelity. He needs to be punished,that much is clear. But how can they hit him where it counts? Oh, if only she could find a way to tap into those three little addictions--what a lesson that would be. Italy is calling, as are the zombies in the night, as suburban housewife Candace Roach transforms herself into the ultimate fidelity vigilante, complete with a badass motorcycle, a very small pistol, and the nom de guerre
"Zombie Candy."


What readers are saying...

Fasten your seat belts for the wild ride provided by this graphic and gritty work full of twists, turns, surprises and gourmet recipes to boot.

I laughed until my sides hurt.... Brooke does a fantastic job of paying homage to the zombie movies we love in this hilarious parody. Annie Ogden fans will not be disappointed.

Zombie Candy is a tasty morsel of revenge, regret, renewal, friendship and love with a zombie invasion that's as good and fun as a box of Good n Plenty.

Overall ZOMBIE CANDY is an extraordinarily fun ride, but not your cliché roller coaster. No, this ones builds to a crescendo, again walking the reader (and the victim) through the labyrinth of one of the best revenge stories I've read in a long while.

Brooke keeps us guessing the whole time, and then leaves you with your mouth hanging open at the end: Did I just read that?!

"The First Wives Club" with zombies and cooking. But without cilantro.

I looked my husband as I was reading the story and said, 'Some of you men are dogs.'

Everyone should purchase this book, especially if you have a friend who has dealt with a lying, cheating spouse and needs a good laugh and a little vengeful inspiration.

If you've ever been in a relationship with a cheater, I think you'll get a kick out of reading one woman's story of how she got even.

From the awkward moments of infidelities exposed at dinner parties, botched sexual encounters of an obvious sex addict, to the gruesome "zombie" attacks that will shock and amuse, this book kept me reading well past my bedtime.

This book has all the ingredients of a perfect noir comedy - well formed characters, international locations, a fast moving plot with no brakes, and of course Zombies. Revenge is a dish best served cold - and as a betrayed wife, master chef and cookery instructor, Candace cooks up the perfect recipe for the ultimate gazpacho.

Über den Autor

Born and raised in the Chicago area, Frederick Lee Brooke graduated from Amherst College and studied writing at the University of Montana. He has worked as an English teacher, language school manager and small business owner. Having lived in Germany, France and Switzerland, he has also travelled extensively in Tuscany, the setting of part of Zombie Candy. The first book in the Annie Ogden series, Doing Max Vinyl, appeared in 2011 to wide acclaim.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • Dateigröße: 494 KB
  • Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe: 260 Seiten
  • ISBN-Quelle für Seitenzahl: 1477491406
  • Gleichzeitige Verwendung von Geräten: Keine Einschränkung
  • Verkauf durch: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • ASIN: B00819Q254
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  • X-Ray: Aktiviert
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5.0 von 5 Sternen Black comedy with a deeper insight on life 13. Mai 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
Whenever I read one of Frederick Lee Brooke's books, I have one problem with them - they simply can't be assigned to a certain category. There's so much in this story - tons of humor (most of it black as the deepest night, so beware, ye faint of heart readers), multi-layered characters, a bit of romance, cooking, dieting, zombies, action, sex and an ironic, profound insight on human nature and how a primal, reckless creature - a zombie, one might say in this case - still lurks behind our civilized behaviour. Most of all, this book is about a deep, caring friendship between two women that prevails over all hardships of life. The theme runs through the story like a red thread, giving hope and softening the merciless honesty of the author's reflections on middle-aged couples' married life.

However, Brooke never judges or divides his characters into good and bad, it's not that easy. He simply emphasizes strengths and weaknesses. Even if the roles seem to be clearly defined in the beginning, I actually started to feel compassion for a lying, betraying serial adulterer while being shocked about the coldness with which his wife (who had very good reasons, though)seeks out her revenge.
I'd highly recommend this book to any reader who likes an entertaining, clever, funny and intriguing read which is never predictable. As a goodie, Brooke treats us with some mouth-watering Italian recipes at the end - can't wait to try them out! If you still don't know what this book is about, simply imagine "The First Wives Club" with zombies and cooking. But without cilantro.
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You know early on, from the color of the inappropriate bra in the opening scenes, that this is going to be a black comedy. In a world where focus and individuality are the agents of success, the line between obsession and personal expression may be blurred. In one of the whackiest stories that I have ever read, I found my own my own moral judgement challenged as I laughed out loud at the evermore unfortunate 'hero'. Most people could sympathize with those obsessed by sex and Zombie movies, but who could live with an obsession for culinary herbs? If you find this strangely conflicting then you are on the right wavelength to get the maximum value from this book.

Frederick Brooke serves up another literary treat with this bizarre and comical tale of love and betrayal. Candace Roach enlists her best friend Annie Ogden (our favorite sleuth from Doing Max Vinyl) to find out what her husband is up to - but their home-cooked aversion therapy gets out of hand and hurtles along an astonishing highway of the Undead.

This book has all the ingredients of a perfect noir comedy - well formed characters, international locations, a fast moving plot with no brakes, and of course Zombies. Revenge is a dish best served cold - and as a betrayed wife, master chef and cookery instructor, Candace cooks up the perfect recipe for the ultimate gazpacho.
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5.0 von 5 Sternen Sex, Food and ZOMBIES What more could a reader want? 13. Juni 2012
Von Joann Hamann Buchanan - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
This story starts off with a well defined character in Candace who has major insecurity issues about the weight she has gained since leaving college. She is married to Larry, a zombie movie freak who is a sex addict. The hilarious scene with the black bra is one I'll never forget.It's obvious right from the start that the two of them are having serious issues in their marriage.

Enter her best friend who recently returned from Iraq, Annie. She has taken a class to become a PI. After being asked to spy on Larry, Annie reluctantly takes her first case, "The Case of the Zombie Movie Freak". Annie has a secret of her own and fears it will impede not only the case, but her friendship as well.

After all the evidence is gathered, it forces Candace to make some changes in her life. Candace takes control in a way that most women in this situation would love to entertain.

Larry is duped into a trip to Italy where the revenge plays out. The people of the town, most related to Candace, assist her in this twisted plan that lands Larry in jail.

Frederick Brooke serves up the word zombie as both a metaphor of the life Candace lives and the animalistic instincts Larry can't help but follow. Through out the story, there are bits and pieces of old "LIVING DEAD" movies mentioned and yes, even an explanation is given as to why Larry loves them so much. Here is the shadowing to the events that transpire later in the novel.

You've got your survivors. The survivors have to get somewhere that they've heard is safe. There's lots of fighting, but it's always a handful of people killing hundreds of zombies. Do you like watching people shoot each other over and over?"

"I like how they band together to survive. I like imagining how most of the world would be destroyed. Don't you think it could happen?"

Brooke, Frederick Lee. Zombie Candy (Annie Ogden Mystery 2) (Kindle Locations 3049-3052).

Imagine if zombies were real. Candace gives him just that. I can't imagine being able to pull of the ultimate revenge in such fashion. The truth is, if Karma allowed me to put something together like this for a couple people who will go unnamed, I wouldn't hesitate to follow through.

Everyone should purchase this book, especially if you have a friend who has dealt with a lying, cheating spouse and needs a good laugh and a little vengeful inspiration.

For those who are die hard "Walking Dead" fans, (much like myself)they will not be disappointed in reliving some of their favorite old walker movies. This is one of the most unique uses of a zombie metaphor I have read in a long time.

This review is also posted on Goodreads and The Eclectic Artist Cave. :) Happy reading :D
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3.0 von 5 Sternen Fun and quick 8. August 2012
Von MJ Guthrie - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com
Format:Taschenbuch
Zombie Candy has a lot to enjoy, as long as the reader isn't looking for depth or any realism of any kind. Candace, the cooking instructor with a weight problem and a boorish husband who apparently has nothing in his life more important than zombie movies is clearly headed to conflict. Friend Annie, the Iraq war vet, now private-investigator in training, has the guts and background to help with the conflict, and is probably the most compelling character in the book. As husband Larry becomes more of a jerk, having sex with women in every city on his sales route, we finally find out that there actually are zombies (kind of) in the story. Candace and Annie cook up an implausible escapade to teach Larry a lesson, and the lengthy conclusion is weird and funny.

Besides Annie, the characters don't connect. The PI instructor's methods are bizarre and probably illegal. Turning an entire Italian village into Zombieland is amusing, but beyond improbable.

This is an enjoyable quick read, if nothing deep or realistic is expected. There are moments of real humor, and Larry certainly deserves his comeuppance.

I received a free ebook in exchange for a review.
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4.0 von 5 Sternen Zany and fun revenge tale. 21. Juni 2012
Von BarkLessWagMore - Veröffentlicht auf Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Zombie Candy makes for fun summertime reading but be warned this is not a typical zombie novel by any means. It features zombies, sort of, but there isn't any brain gobbling and to say more would ruin it. It's also not an amateur sleuthing novel even though the cover says "An Annie Ogden Mystery"and "Cheating Husband? Feed Him To The Zombies". Because of this I was sort of expecting something along the lines of Stephanie Plum tussles with zombies. It's an eye-catching cover and an amusing story but I can't help but feel the cover perhaps is cashing in on a few trends that the story inside doesn't fully deliver upon.

So what is Zombie Candy about then? At its heart it's a story about a scorned woman who concocts an awesome and intricately planned revenge upon her serial cheating, zombie movie loving, insulting, pudge pinching, Russell Crow look-a-like husband. His name is Larry and he is a first class jerk to Candace his long-suffering wife who made the mistake of giving up the love of her life to honor her promise to marry Larry. But Larry finally pushes Candace over the edge, and she enlists her best friend Annie Ogden, a brand new PI, to get hard proof of his infidelities - as if the black bra in his suitcase wasn't proof enough . . .

This is a well written and zany book that zips along at a fast pace and has some funny moments. The main characters are slightly over-the-top but that's the point. They are also decently developed which I totally appreciated. Candace and Annie are tight friends who have been through a lot of crap and come out stronger for it. I loved that. Candace starts the book overweight, insecure and beaten down by Larry's constant insults but she transforms into a demented, better version of herself by the end. I truly despised Larry through and through but I think I was supposed to otherwise the whole thing would've fallen flat. The author writes his character in such a way that I was able to see things through Larry's eyes and I mostly understood why he couldn't help being an insensitive prick. Some guys just are, you know? He also has a sex addiction and truly believes he is doing right by the leagues of women he bonks.

"They want it. I'm giving something they all want. I'm not a taker. I'm a giver."

He's delusional and narcissistic and this is why it is so gratifying to watch Candace's plan unfold as she releases the wraith of her pent up fury upon him. It was a full on trip to crazy town and oh-so-cathartic.

I recommend it. It's not my normal genre and Larry made me crazy but I enjoyed the heck out it!

*I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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