Angie Turner has returned to River Vista, Idaho to live on the farm that she inherited from her grandmother. She's partnered with Felicia Williams her best friend, to open a new restaurant The County Seat which is a farm-to-table concept. It's only three weeks until they open, and the pair is still working on lining up all of their local vendors. One of the vendors they'd like to work with is the owner of Moss Farms, Gerald Moss who sells goat cheese. The one stipulation is that Mr. Moss only sells his products to people he likes. Fortunately Mr. Moss and his baby goat Precious take to Angie right away. He tells her about his farm, his cheese, and a secret that he'll tell her about in the future. The next morning Angie's informed that Mr. Moss has been murdered. Angie soon learns that not to many people liked Mr. Moss or sad about his having died. This upsets Angie since Mr. Moss knew her grandmother, this sets her on a path to solve his murder. While walking her dog Dom on a woodland trail Angie finds Precious. She ends up taking Precious home with her when she can't return her to Moss Farm. Angie fits in her sleuthing in while setting up the restaurant, taking care of the animals, purchasing supplies for the restaurant, and visits from her neighbor Mrs. Potter.

This book has a steady pace and a very nice mystery that the author has weaved through the whole story, with her many twists and turns. The story is well written which helps give you a clear picture of the town, farm, restaurant, and makes the characters very lifelike and likeable.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and Kensington Publishers for my honest review and I also won a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway.

A promise debut that left me wanting more. The characters of Angie and Felicia were charming and likable. The thing that impressed me about Angie was she wasn't portrayed as a nosy busybody who needed to solve the crime in order to one up the police. She really wanted justice for the old man who meant so much to her Nona. I loved learning the behind the scenes workings of a farm to table industry. The possibility of a romance between Ian and Angie will keep me reading future books in the series as well. Definitely recommended reading for cozy fans.

Pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this first book in the Farm to fork series. Angie Turner and her best friend have relocated to Idaho to open a new restaurant in the town where her grandmother lived. As they line up suppliers, staff the restaurant and decide on menus, Angie becomes involved in the death of a goat farmer. While unravelling the mystery of his death, Angie adopts a baby goat to join her family of a St. Bernard pup and older chicken. My only quibble would be identity of the killer, as there really any wasn't other viable suspect. But totally enjoyable. I will be Reading more In this Series.

WHO MOVED MY GOAT CHEESE? by Lynn Cahoon is the first book in the brand new Farm-to-Fork Mystery series and one not to be missed! The premise is based on the farm-to-fork restaurant, The County Seat, that protagonist Angie Turner is opening with her best friend in rural Idaho. I enjoyed reading about the issues Angie faces in making sure her restaurant procures local produce and food and what it takes to open an eatery. I would love to tag along with her, visiting the farmers’ market and various farms! The theme of being an outsider after being away for many years and finding your place in the community is also a part of the story as Angie settles into her deceased grandmother’s farm house. She also has to find a way to win over the townspeople who express their opposition to her new restaurant, since many don’t want changes coming to their small village. Angie’s sidekicks, a St. Bernard puppy, a baby goat, and a hen, make for some entertaining and heartwarming reading. The reader is able to see Angie’s personality as she interacts with the animals in her care and made me want to know more about her.

When the goat dairy farmer, Old Man Moss, is found murdered shortly after Angie visits him to procure cheese for her restaurant, she feels a responsibility to find justice for him. I’ll have to admit I was saddened that the elderly, secretive man was the victim… he was a strong character that I thought would be a good sounding board for Angie in future books. Unfortunately it’s not always the mean person who gets killed in our cozy mysteries and the author has set the series up with many more memorable characters. The mystery itself was intriguing although the suspect pool wasn’t large. The suspenseful ending wrapped up the plot and subplots while setting the stage for the next book, which I’m eagerly waiting for!

Reading about all the dishes Angie creates for her restaurant will have you drooling! Ms. Cahoon shares her family recipe for Potato Sausage Soup with Egg Dumplings at the back of the book. I enjoyed that she shares insight into her family as she describes the recipe.

This was a nice start to a new series. I absolutely adored Dom! I love puppies, especially not so little ones. And, because I have to say it, Precious was so precious! Ok, on to the actual story. It was an interesting mystery, although I did have my suspicions early on. The climax felt a little anticlimactic and slightly rushed. I really enjoyed how Angie was going through the final steps of opening her restaurant during the book. It added something a little bit different.

Dollycas’s Thoughts

Angie Turner has moved into her grandmother’s house following her death. She and her friend Felicia have decided to open a Farm to Fork restaurant called The County Seat. For their business to be a success they did to find enough local farms and dairies to meet their needs. The leader of the local farmer’s market group has decided the girls are too corporate to work with his group. Angie is doing her best to convince him otherwise. While at the speaking to the man she meets “Old Man Moss”. He owns and operates a goat dairy farm. He invites her out to see his place and they come to an agreement for working together. The next day Angie is shocked to find out that Moss is dead. Someone must have killed him not long after her visit. She feels connected to this man, he and her grandmother were friends. She decides while finding vendors for the restaurant she is going to do a little investigation of her own.

There is so much I loved about this series debut.

It starts will the theme, farm to table dining. This type of restaurant is popping up across the country. The dilemma of finding sources for your proteins and produce is true and it can make or break a restaurant. I sure hope Angie and Felicia have a very successful go of it.

Lynn Cahoon has created wonderful characters. I love the friendship Angie and Felicia have, they work well together and are smart enough to know living together would be too much. Angie has settled in on the farm with her dog Dom, her chicken Mabel, and newly adopted goat, Precious, while Felicia takes the apartment above the restaurant. We meet a lot of the residents of River Vista as the girls line up everything they need for the restaurant and snoop out the killer. I was sorry to see Mr. Moss die, he was a great character for the small amount of time he was alive within these pages. The characters were all very relatable and I am excited to see them evolve.

The story was well plotted giving the mystery several twists but I had my eye on the guilty party early on. Amazingly I was right.

I always say the first book in the series is hard. You have to set the scene, introduce the characters, and give the readers a great mystery to solve. Ms. Cahoon delivered a very entertaining story, set in a place I don’t read often about, along with engaging characters I want to know better. The best news is that I don’t have to wait long for the next installment, Killer Green Tomatoes will be released July 3.

Great start in a new series by Lynn Cahoon. The human characters were likeable, and the fuzzy ones were down right adorable. A well written story in a beautiful setting. What more can a gal ask for?

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book, which I voluntarily chose to review.

This is a delightful cozy mystery debut series for Lynn Cahoon a beloved mystery writer. I enjoyed the story of Angie who moves to rural Idaho to open a Farm to Table restaurant utilizing local small farmers. . The culinary aspect of the book is outstanding as she learns about local products and plans her menu . She settles in with her friends supporting her and finds happiness in her preparation for her restaurant to open. . As she soon finds a murder has occurred of a favorite goat farmer she decides to investigate. She is distressed that not many people are concerned with his passing and finds many suspicious characters may have disliked the farmer.
The description of small town Idaho was fun to read, the mystery well crafted and the characters are were a perfect fit for this new series. I look forward to the next in series. This is promising to be a fun series as Angie opens her restaurant and fits into the small community. Thank you for the ARC which did not influence my review.

This is the first book in the Farm to Fork series by Lynn Cahoon. It's main character is Angie Turner, who is opening a new restaurant in rural Idaho. A few weeks before her restaurant is set to open, a local farmer is killed. Along with her best friend, Angie sets out to find the killer. This is the first book by the author and I really liked it. There was just enough mystery and hijinks like any good cozy, and with a little romance splashed in, it was an entertaining read. Will be looking for more from Lynn Cahoon.

Who Moved My Goat Cheese by Lynn Cahoon is the 1st book in the Farm to Fork Mystery series, and great beginning. I loves Ms. Cahoon's books, so was excited to read this new series. Angie Turner returns to Idaho to start a Farm to Fork restaurant, County Seat, with her best friend Felicia Williams. Lining up suppliers is proving a challenge, when the farmers market won't sell to them, and their goat cheese supplier is murdered. There are twists and turns around every corner. I found this book to be a quick read, with a well developed plot and characters. I can not wait for the next book in the series. If you love cozy mysteries, I strongly recommend this book.

I received this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

A really good debut for a new series. This book was really good. It is full of humour, lovely and funny animals and interesting characters. Even if the theme is culinary the mystery plot never takes the backseat and the cooking part is part of the plot.
It's well written and it kept me guessing the motive till the end.
Strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Kensington Books

Who Moved My Goat Cheese?

by Lynn Cahoon

I am delighted to share a new cozy mystery series created by an established author, Lynn Cahoon. Who Moved My Goat Cheese? introduces Angie Turner, a chef who returns to her hometown in the Treasure Valley of Idaho after the death of her grandmother. She, along with fellow culinary expert and best friend Felicia, is opening a new restaurant, The County Seat.

Angie skillfully negotiates the ins and outs of starting a new enterprise in a small town where everyone knows everyone else’s business. Just as she begins to progress in lining up suppliers of fresh food at the local farmer’s market, one of the suppliers dies. As Angie is one of the last people to see him, she is considered a suspect. She has a soft spot for the elderly victim, however, and although she prefers cooking, she feels forced at least temporarily into the role of Nancy Drew.

Who Moved My Goat Cheese? is an interesting cozy with just the right amount of romantic interest, investigations, and excitement. The author obviously has a love of food and animals and while these are major elements throughout the book, they are not overemphasized. I’m looking forward to Cahoon’s next book in this series.

I would like to extend my thanks to netgalley.com and to Lyrical Underground (Kensington Press) for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

Rating: 5/5

Category: Mystery

Notes: 1. #1 in the Farm-to-Fork Mystery Series
2. A recipe for Lynn Cahoon’s favorite comfort food, a family version of potato soup, is included.

Publication: March 6, 2018—Lyrical Underground (Kensington Press)

Memorable Lines:

You developed bonds with the people you worked with in the trenches day in and day out. Those were the people you trusted.

Her day was planned. What could go wrong?

Instead of worrying about it, she went to her kitchen and did what she always did when the world didn’t make sense. She cooked.

Angie Turner and her friend/business partner Felicia have moved to town and are opening a farm to fork restaurant and working with local farmers to use their crops for their menus. When after meeting with a local goat farmer the following day Angie finds out he died, and Angie feels due to her Nonna it's her responsibility to find out what happened to Old Man Moss regardless of the cost! Will Angie figure it out in time or will the killer get to her before she figures it out?

This was a different type of mystery it was full of adventure and mystery as Angie tries to sort through the clues along with opening her new restaurant and get to the bottom of the mystery. This book had me hooked like all the other previous books that Ms. Calhoon writes she has such a way with story telling that I couldn't put it down until I knew who the bad guy was and watched as it was unraveled for us!

Angie Turner has just moved back home to River Vista, Idaho, along with her best friend Felicia Williams. She and Felicia are getting ready to open their new restaurant the County Seat, a farm-to-fork establishment. In order to do so, she needs to find local vendors willing to sell her their products. After a chance meeting with farmer Gerald Moss, she strikes a deal to buy his goat cheese, and goes to visit him at his farm, meeting one of his baby goats on the way.

Not long after she hears from the sheriff that Moss is dead, who has come to question her about when she saw him last. Accompanying him is Ian McNeal, the owner/manager of River Vista Farmers’ Market, the place she’s been trying to get vendors through. It seems Ian is related to the sheriff, and he thought it would be easier for her if someone she knew was with the sheriff.

What she does tell the sheriff is that when she was visiting with Moss on Sunday she saw the local realtor, but for some reason the realtor told the sheriff it was Saturday instead, so now he has to figure out who's telling the truth and who's lying.

But when Angie is out walking her St. Bernard puppy Dom, she comes across Moss's baby goat, Precious, and takes it home with her, not seeing the rest of the goats. Later she learns the mother is dead, and Ian asks her to keep the goat, telling her it will go a long way with the locals for her to get the help she needs from the farmers' market.

So she keeps Precious, but decides to figure out who wanted to murder Moss, and why the realtor was lying. When she receives a threatening note on the door of her restaurant, she knows the killer knows she's onto something, and she has to act fast or her restaurant may not open at all...

I must say first that I love Lynn Cahoon, and I was really looking forward to this new series. But while it was interesting, there were some scenes that didn't make any sense - the scene with Rob Harris, the wine vendor seemed superfluous, since he's not in the book ever again - and some questions aren't answered (such as why Reana said she was there on Saturday, not Sunday).

I also felt that it was too easy to figure out the murderer. If you look at the clues, you can pick it out almost immediately. The title, I believe, refers to the mysterious cheese cave that no one seems to know where it is; and for some reason they think it holds a treasure. In the end, this was a nice start to a new series, but I believe that some polishing needs to be done (For example, Angie doesn't spend any time in her restaurant, but leaves all the work to Felicia, who hates to cook).

Hopefully the next in the series will give us more on the background of the characters and the town of River Vista. Recommended.

I absolutely loved Who Moved My Goat Cheese? I started and finished in the same day, because I could not put it down. I was drawn in from the first page and didn't want it to end. The Characters are engaging and I fell in love with Dom and Precious. This is a great start to a new amazing series. The only down side was I figured out who the killer was about half way through the book, but I enjoyed the book so much I didn't care. I can't wait for the next book in the series. I highly recommended this book to mystery lovers of anyone who loves a well written book with great characters.

This book is a lot better than the title and cover would lead you to believe. Who Moved My Goat Cheese sounds nothing like an engaging fun mystery. Also, its not goat cheese that goes missing but an owner of a goat farm that is murdered.

In Who Moved My Goat Cheese by Lynn Cahoon, Angie Turner moves back to the town she grew up in, after her grandmother dies, to live in her home and start a new farm to table restaurant. As she works to line up local vendors she meets angry Old Man Moss, who a couple of days after meeting turns up dead. As she hears talk around the small town and begins to notice things she begins to wonder if Old Man Moss was murdered and who would want to murder him. Angie discovers that though Old Man Moss disliked many people around town her grandmother liked him and so she has a desire to find out what really happened to him. Angie works to figure out the mystery as she also works to get everything ready for the opening of her restaurant. Plus there is a handsome man who runs the local farmer’s market that she becomes interested in.

Yes this is a typical small town cozy mystery girl falls for boy story but I really enjoyed it. I liked Angie and her independence and the book also had some fun small town characters that I enjoyed. The book moved quickly and surprisingly sucked me in. It was a fun quick read and just what I needed while on a last minute weekend getaway.

This is a great start to a new series by Ms. Cahoon!

Angie is the main character and she has come home to her old hometown after her grandmother has passed away. She is also looking for a fresh start with a new restaurant that she wants to open with her best friend. It is going to be called "The County Seat" and will be a farm to fork restaurant so that means lining up local farmers and producers to supply most if not all of the ingredients. When one of the suppliers she was going to rely on is murdered and she is fingered for being the last to visit Angie has to not only clear her name but find out who did the old man in.

This was a lot of fun and went by quickly it was so enjoyable. Angie isn't a helpless female sleuth or too nosy for her own good. She is a strong independent woman that is just living her life and gets involved in her "new" community.

I will definitely be reading more of the series to see what the future holds for Angie and company!

AMAZING!!!
When I saw this book on Netgalley, I knew I needed to read this. The author is unconventional and I can always look forward to a great read. The cover is adorable. I knew the characters would be well-developed and strong but believable, relatable, and not overbearing. This is the best Lynn Cahoon cozy, to date and it’s just the first of the new Farm to Fork series. She also writes the Cat Latimer and Tourist Trap mysteries.
Even though I figured out who the culprit was early on, I really enjoyed getting to know Angie, Felicia, Mrs. Potter, Ian and the Sherriff. The twists, turns and misdirection were wonderful.
As the book blurb states, Angie Turner and Felicia Williams return to a town outside of Boise to open a new restaurant. Angie has inherited her grandmother’s home and shortly thereafter adopts a puppy and names him Dom. She then adds to her family a goat named Precious after the local goat cheese farmer is found dead. Angie is curious and starts snooping around to determine what happened to Mr. Moss.
This is a super strong start to the series and I look forward to many more stories set in this town. Bring them on!

Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon is the first book in the all new cozy Farm-to-Fork Mystery series. This is another great start to a cozy series for the foodies and animals lovers out there.

Angie has moved back to her grandmother’s farm in rural Idaho after her passing where she and her friend and business partner Felicia plan to open a new themed restaurant. The idea of the restaurant is the new concept of farm to table where the ladies plan to use ingredients from all of the local farms.

After a bit of a snag getting the locals to cooperate Angie finds herself meeting with Old Man Moss, a goat diary farmer, to try to secure the use of his cheese for the restaurant which seems to go well. However the next day Angie gets a visit from the local sheriff after he’s found murdered with her seeming to be the last person to see him.

Who Moved My Goat Cheese? is a lovely start to what seems to be a really solid cozy series with all those things I’ve come to expect. There’s strong female lead who finds herself caught up in a murder investigation leading her to do her own snooping, a nice cast of cozy critters being set on a farm, and for those that love the reads with a side of some lovely food talk this one had plenty along with a recipe at the end.

The author did a wonderful job fleshing out the characters and setting up this rural setting to bring in plenty of suspects and theories to keep a reader guessing. Along with the murder mystery this one seems to have a touch of a budding romance for the female lead so it will also be interesting to see how it continues in the series too. In the end I found myself looking forward to reading more in this series in the future.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.