Cold Front: A Tory Bauer Mystery

by Kathleen Taylor

Book Overview

Delphi, South Dakota is a dusty little prairie town, the kind people drive through on their way to bigger cities. But as Tory Bauer, middle-aged, widowed, overweight, cranky waitress might say,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380812045
• ISBN13: 9780380812042
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Tory and Kathleen Get Better With Each Book!!

Love, love, love this book and the whole series. I am going to be very strict and tell you to run and read the other books before reading this one if you have not already. Some series do not require reading in order. This series does. Start with Funeral Food/Missionary Position and go on to Sex and Salmonella..though for some wild reason S & S is the only book in the series OUT OF PRINT!! And hard to find. But it's well worth it, so keep digging until you find it. The only thing i am mad about is that the book is over and I have to wait countless months for the next one. I kept spreading it out and making it last.The writing is very clever in all the books, but I think Kathleen Taylor hit her biggest stride with Cold Front. The writing rocked. Even the chapter titles were too clever. She does a lot of literary takeoffs I really like. Tory is always asking herself what Miss Marple would do, so there's one chapter called WWMMD! Then there's the Terrible Awful No Good Very Bad Day chapter. And Little House Trailor on the Prairie! Love It!! Her writing is so hilarious..when talking about one townsperson and how out of snyc she was acting, Tory was mulling it all over and could only come up with one solution-pods in the basement.I love all the townspeople-Stu the philander, Ron the blinker, Del the cranky nympho roommate, Aphrodite the cook, Neil the librarian-my new hero, Junior the uptight control freak cousin.And throughout all the books, Tory keeps telling the reader, now if this was a REAL mystery, you would not be putting up with this or we would have already have solved the mystery etc. A nice touch.Read these wonderfully funny books.

Another Winner

Kathleen Taylor is one of the most consistent writers I have ever come across. In this, her fifth novel, she continues the story of the residents of Delphi, South Dakota (and a colorful bunch they are). It is the New Year and a major blizzard has cut Delphi off from the outside world. Three strangers, who came into town before the storm hit, are suspect in a number of robberies around town. One of the strangers turns up dead. It is up to intrepid waitress, Tory Bauer, to sort things out. As in other Taylor books, there is plenty of laugh out loud humor and insight into the workings of human nature. Another winner.

More Fun in South Dakota

It's New Years Eve, a blizzard has blown into Delphi, South Dakota, the power's out, the roads are closed, the temperature with wind chill is about thirty below and everyone is stuck in town to celebrate. Bad luck for the folks of Delphi, but good luck for us, as we watch overweight, over forty, mystery loving, waitress Tory Bauer, and the rest of the Delphi citizens bring in the New Year. But by morning, thefts are being reported all over town and a frozen body is found in the back of a pick-up truck. It turns out to be Ian Douglas O'Hara, who blew into town from Sioux Falls, just before the blizzard hit and spent the night charming just about every female in Delphi. Now ever inquisitive Tory is on the case, asking questions and as usual, secrets start popping up all over town. Kathleen Taylor has written another terrific, light-hearted mystery, full of great quirky characters. Her writing is smart and irreverent with scenes that will have you laughing out loud and enough twists and turns and false starts to keep you guessing to the end. And as Tory circles closer and closer to the truth, you'll be rooting for her. So sit back, put up your feet and join the gang from Delphi, as they work their magic. You won't be disappointed.

I can't wait to spend time with Tory again!

I eagerly look forward to the next release in the series!! Wonderful!

Another Great Book from Kathleen Taylor

I started reading the Tory Bauer mysteries about a month ago and quickly found myself without something to read because I read them all so fast. So I was excited when Cold Front came out. And Kathleen Taylor did not disappoint!Tory Bauer is once again thrust into Delphi intrigue after a friends wife reveal secrets that Tory would have rather kept quiet and when her best friend answers a personal add. Her date, a good-looking Englishman who comes to town, along with a snow storm, is found dead in the back of Tory's ex-boyfriends truck. Along with that, the cafe that she now owns is in financial trouble making it necessary to employ new strategies to keep it afloat that ultimately bring more problems than it solved.However, Tory's inquistive nature once again take her to wrong conclusions while she trys to understand exactly what happened to her friends date, why a well established town couple is falling apart, and where her new feelings for an old friend will lead. This book was a great read which I could not put down until I discovered everything there was to know. You will not be disappointed.