I love the concept of this story—serving food freshly harvested from the fields or made fresh with ingredients from farm animals. That’s the dream behind Angie Turner and her friend/business partner, Felicia Williams venture in opening The County Seat restaurant. Farm-to-Table meals. The idea sounds simple if you can find trustworthy sources for your fresh food supplies. The murder of one of their sources puts a crimp in the grand opening plans. In between seeing to all the last minute details required to open a restaurant, Angie, accompanied by her adorable Saint Bernard puppy, Dom, asks lots of questions as to why the goat farmer, Old Man Moss, would be murdered.

This story is a fun, quick read and a satisfying whodunit. The backstory is very interesting. Baby goat, Precious, is just that....precious. I thought the bad person was fairly obvious, but that didn’t keep me from enjoying the book from beginning to end. A love interest for Angie steps in fairly quickly, also. I really enjoyed this debut story and look forward to many more books in the series.

First in a new series by established author Lynn Cahoon, Who Moved My Goat Cheese? offers a healthy dose of mystery and a hint of romance in a small Idaho town. Angie moves back to her hometown with her friend/business partner Felicia to open a restaurant featuring local ingredients, but she gets swept up in a multi-layered mystery involving a curmudgeony goat farmer. I enjoyed the complexity of mystery in this story, which kept me wondering and guessing until the end. There were a few strong suspects, though I didn't figure it out on my own, even with the good clues peppered throughout the story. I liked most of the secondary characters and look forward to learning more about them in future books. There were two characters that I had a completely wrong first impression of, and had me waffling about whether or not they were good or shady. The book includes an end note with a tasty-sounding recipe for potato soup. Overall, a great read that kept me coming back for more! I'll be following the Farm-to-Fork Mysteries, along with Lynn Cahoon's other two series.

I received a free advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

In this debut book by Lynn Cahoon, Who Moved My Goat Cheese? is a fresh new take on cozy genre.

The characters are fun and likeable and the story flows smoothly and at a fast pace.

The farm to table approach is quite interesting and of course, the title and vibrant cover are a wonderful attraction.
Fans of this author will be pleased with this debut novel.

I vouluntarily read an ARC of this book provided by the publisher, Kensington Books/Lyrical Underground and NetGalley.
Who Moved My Goat Cheese releases on March 6, 2018

I tried. I really did. This book just didn't do it for me.

Angie and her best friend, Felicia, are opening the County Seat - a new restaurant in Idaho featuring only locally-sourced foods. Unfortunately, one of the vendors is found murdered, and since Angie was one of the last people to see him alive, the police have plenty of questions for her.

This is the first in the new Farm-to-Fork mystery series, and when I had the opportunity to read an ARC from NetGalley, I jumped at the chance since this type of cozy is right up my alley. However, I tried several nights in a row to sit and read it, but each time I just ended up looking repeatedly to see how much was left of the book. I felt it was well-written but wandering, and I found no real attachment to any character - other than maybe the dog and the goat. Maybe if I had given it more time it gets better toward the end, but there are so many books to read in the world, if one doesn't get me by two thirds of the way through, I give up. Sad to say I will not even be giving the second book a try after this one.

Who Moved My Goat Cheese? is a new series by Lynn Cahoon. I really enjoyed it! Angie Turner and her friend, Felicia are opening up a "farm to fork" restaurant using local produce and products. She met Gerald Moss when she wanted to buy goat cheese. Then he was found dead. Who did it and why? There are quite a few suspects but it wasn't a surprise who the culprit was. It was a wonderful cozy mystery that balances the restaurant opening with the mystery. There is food, friendship, humor, romance- this book has it all! I can't wait for the next book! It has a similar tone to Lynn ' s other great cozy mysteries, but it is a little lighter and more relaxing.

This was the first culinary mystery I have read about a farm-to-table business. There are many, many culinary cozies out there and if you are looking for a non-cookie cutter culinary cozy, this is it. In this debut book in the Farm-to-Fork series we are introduced to main characters and friends Angie and Felicia, who are hard at work creating a fresh start for themselves with a farm-to-fork restaurant. As they scurry to get ready for their grand opening in their idyllic adopted town in Idaho, their goat cheese vendor is found dead on a canyon trail. The plot unfolds well and is wrapped up nicely. The characters are interesting. There is a hint of a future romance. I give this book 4 stars due to its unique setting. It is refreshing to find a culinary cozy that doesn’t follow the same standard setting. I received an advanced reader copy provided to me by the publisher through NetGalley, which did not affect my rating. I have provided an unbiased and honest review.

Who Moved My Goat Cheese? by Lynn Cahoon is the first book in a new series and a refreshing change of pace in cozy mysteries. I've only heard a few things about "farm-to-fork restaurants so I was intrigued by this as being a setting for a cozy series.

I liked both Angie and Felicia as they seem to be hard working young women who want a fresh start in life. Ms. Cahoon's descriptive writing makes the setting in Idaho come to life as we travel with Angie while she is lining up local vendors for her and Felicia's new restaurant, The County Seat. Angie's neighbors and the local residents seemed friendly and welcoming to Angie and Felicia as they scrambled to get ready for their grand opening. I liked Mr. Moss, in spite of his grumpy attitude, and I understood why Angie wanted his murderer found; but there were a couple of times that I felt that Angie went beyond some polite inquiries with the local residents. I also like the possible romance for Angie as Ian seemed to be one of the "good guys".

The plot is quickly paced, the clues were well hidden and there seemed to be plenty of suspects as Angie searched for the killer. I did catch on right before the reveal and that wrapped up the threads nicely. I was glad to see that Ms. Cahoon included the grand opening of the restaurant so that readers could see the end result of all of Angie and Felicia's hard work. I would love to visit The County Seat and enjoy a farm-to-fork meal.

Who Moved My Goat Cheese is the first in the Farm-to-Fork Mystery series set in the small town of River Vista, Idaho featuring Angie Turner. Angie has inherited her Grandmother's farmhouse and along with best friend Felicia Williams has moved back home to open a Farm to Fork restaurant, The County Seat.

Goat farmer Gerald Moss plummets to his death on a canyon trail and despite having only met the man twice Angie suspects his death was more than an accident and sets out to find the killer accompanied by her Saint Bernard puppy, Dom.

I was looking forward to reading this book but overall was very disappointed even though there's so much potential for a great series. So many things stuck out that I just couldn't get over - Angie who is the owner/head Chef of The County Seat, spends about two hours total in her new restaurant prior to it's grand opening and seems to shove most of the work on Felicia. As head Chef, even on opening night the author pens the phrase "she steps into the kitchen and takes over the expediting". Other than a recipe for Potato Soup at the end of the book there is basically no reference to recipes or ingredients although Angie does seem to cook a little at home.

The title of the series gives the impression that Angie will be buying her produce and essentials for the restaurant from the Farmer's Market and local farmers, yet not one vendor or farmer other than Old Man Moss is ever introduced. Old Man Moss' goat cheese and secret cheese cave are mentioned but the author leaves the question of what the cheeses are and what will happen to them after his death totally unanswered. Ian McNeal is the owner/manager of the Farmer's Market and other than an occasional mention of his looking in on Moss' goats he has nothing to do with farming and lives in a tiny upstairs apartment.

Real estate development and one agent in particular is introduced but the circumstances surrounding her relationship with Old Man Moss are abandoned about halfway through the book and she's never mentioned again. With Precious the goat on the cover, you'd think she would be featured prominently but again, after the first couple of chapters other than an occasional reference to feeding her she also seems to disappear from the story line (not sure the purpose of adopting a baby goat if you are only going to leave it unattended in a stall - the responsible thing would be to either get a companion or return her to the goat farm - or better yet, have Precious and Dom form a bond).

Perhaps others will not be as critical as I and really love this book. I enjoy the authors other series so will give Book #2 in the Farm-to-Fork series, but will not be listing it at the top of my must read list.

I received an advanced copy of Who Moved My Goat Cheese from NetGalley via Lyrical Underground. While not required to write a review I am more than happy to offer my honest opinion.

If you are looking for a culinary cozy, with good friends, humor and multiple suspects.....you found it. I loved this tale and hated to put it down.
Angie and Felicia's are working hard to open their new 'farm to fork' restaurant, seeking local vendors to supply the freshest food. When she finds a source for the goat cheese she wants, she is dismayed when he turns up dead. She wants to know whodunnit and snoops until she puts herself in the killers line of fire.
I requested an ARC from NetGalley after seeing it mentioned on Facebook. To my delight it was granted and I enjoyed it immensely. I highly recommend it to any cozy fan.

This was a cute cozy mystery....not too much thinking involved here, but enough to keep you reading until the end. I liked the rural setting...it reminded me a bit of Valerie Comer's Idaho books...and the characters were sweet. There were enough players involved to keep you guessing who the killer was most of the way through.

I love the author's Tourist Trap series and was hoping I would enjoy this one just as much. I was not disappointed. Another well written and interesting story with plenty of twists and turns. And who can resist cheese?

I am a big fan of Lynn Cahoon's South Cove mysteries and her writer's retreat series so I was delighted to see that she has started another series and I was happy to find that this one is just as interesting and well written as the previous series'. Angie Turner has returned to her hometown of River Vista, Idaho to open a farm to fork restaurant with her friend Felicia Williams. She needs to source all of her ingredients locally and meets the cheese maker Gerald Moss, who was a friend of her beloved grandmother. Shortly after they meet and he agrees to sell her his cheese he is found murdered and Angie gets involved in figuring out the solution to the crime. This is an interesting mystery with plenty of plot twists but it is also an education on how difficult it is to start a new restaurant and it also shows off the beauty of Idaho, a state that I knew very little about. All in all it's another winner from Lynn Cahoon.