Katie is offering a course on making charcuterie boards. This is the third book in a delightful series. A retired reporter is found dead first followed by the death of an attending classmate. Filled with lots of suspects. Katie has to find the killer fast! Solid mystery. Thanks #Netgalley and #LevelBestBooks for the eARC in exchange for a honest review. All opinions are mine.

When Katie decided to teach a course on designing serving boards, she knew she was taking on something outside of her skill set. She knew it would be difficult to transfer her knowledge into a lesson plan. What she did not expect was the toxic group dynamics of the students. It was very prickly the first night but the last thing she expected was to find a body behind her business. A second body however turned out to be one of her students, and one who had been an annoyance to her and her next door neighbour.

As Katie starts to look into the murders to keep any suspicion away from her, she realizes that there are a lot of interconnections between other members of her class. The big question is did one of them anger another enough to commit murder. And what did all this have to do with an unsolved bank heist where a fortune in gold bullion was stolen. I have to admit I figured out where the booty was hidden and who committed the murders. There were enough layers to all of it to keep things interesting. And I did learn a number of tricks to make my next cheese tray more enticing. Four purrs and two paws up.

I am not much of a cozy mystery fan, so I am not the ideal market for this sort of thing. This book reminded me a lot of the Lee Hollis "Death of a _____" series, which I have found amusing from time to time.
This book, apparently the third in the charcuterie series by a husband and wife, is fine if a little too cutesy for me. The cast of characters is well written and clearly defined, with one exception. From the beginning, i found the ghost of Edith to be very annoying! This could just be me, and as I said, I'm not the ideal audience for this sort of book. It amused me and I did finish it, but I don't know that I would seek out any other book by the author(s.)

Thanks to Net Galley for this free book!

It will help to know who is who if you read the previous books. This one sees Katie offering a class on making charcuterie. Many of he people are unpleasant and then a dead body is found. Katie and her group attemp to find the killer and then a second body is found. There is a lot going on and you wonder how it will all fit together. It is an enjoyable read.

A delicious mystery with a great cast of characters, led by the smart, sharp, and immensely likeable Katie Aubrey, who serves up wit while ferreting out clues. I’m totally on board with Death on a Serving Board!

Katie’s attempts at hosting a charcuterie board design class at her shop get hopelessly complicated when a dead body turns up behind her store.

This was a cute little mystery about a charcuterie shop and its haunted owner. And I feel like I actually learned about charcuterie boards during the lessons that served also as investigative sessions when the students became the suspects. Katie was a fun MC, & the ghostly element added something new. I did like the established romance, and would have loved to see more of her interactions with Ian beyond texting and investigating.

But this suffered from way too many characters that all sounded too similar. With a serious lack of dialogue tags, I kept losing track of who was talking and needed to go back and reread, which made me lose momentum every time it happened. & the addition of a historical heist kind of distracted from the main murder.

Thanks to NetGalley and Level Best Books for this arc.

First the body of a retired investigative reporter is found in an alley behind Katie's shop. Then Katie's charcuterie class turns deadly when one of the participants is found dead stabbed with one of her paring knives. Everyone is a suspect and everyone seems to have a motive to have these men dead. Can Katie and her friends find the killer before the killer finds them? Edith is on hand to push Katie and help her in her investigation.
A fun read and i liked seeing Edith expand her ghostly powers!

This was weirdly fun, so it has to get 4 stars.
I haven't read much like this, this year so this was a great change of pace to my normal horror. But it was more like Miss Marple meets horror which, not going to lie, I loved, Agatha ✨✨

This is the third in a series and I just so happened to have read the previous too, but trust me it is worth it if you like this type of book.
It was fun, spooky, murder, and has snacks, sold

I have never read any of this series before. It was a nice cozy mystery which I liked. There are a so many characters to keep track of, but the dialogue moves the plot along pretty quickly. The storyline takes a few unexpected turns throughout, but comes to a satisfying ending . I love the idea of a paranormal sidekick and it is not the first book that I have read with one.

I was halfway through this book when I realised it was the third in a series. I then realised why I was struggling to piece together the full picture.

Despite this,, I really enjoyed the book. I'm a huge fan of a cosy mystery and this book didn't disappoint. I loved the charcuterie shop angle. There have been so many different cosy "themes", it's hard to come up with an original one.

I now just need to go back and read the other 2 books, which I will certainly do.

Death on a Serving Board by J.C. Eaton

I enjoyed this book. The cover looks amazing, and it piqued my interest in reading this novel. I'm glad I did!

Death on a Serving Board is the third Charcuterie Shop mystery. It was a very enjoyable read. Katie Aubrey owns Char-Board, a charcuterie and lunch spot. The restaurant has three employees: Lilly-Ann, Matt, and Javie.

The ghost, Edith, was a unique and humorous character. "Killed in her prime at 77 years old!" She needs to learn humility to move on. This was so funny! I also like how the charcuterie class ties into the mystery.

Thank you to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

#DeathOnAServingBoard #ACharcuterieShopMystery #NetGalley

This was my first Charcuterie Shop mystery. I didn’t connect very well with the main character Katie Aubrey. I found the ghost Edith to be irritating.
I suspected the murderer. I suspected where the gold from the heist was hidden. The relationship between Katie and the police is not positive. I wasn’t comfortable with some of the actions taken in the investigation.
The charcuterie shop is a fun idea and well executed. The camaraderie between Katie, Ian, Lilly-Ann, Matt and Javie is a good dynamic.
I can see how this series could be popular as it was a good read, but I don’t think I would pick up another book in this series.
Thanks to Netgalley and Level Best Books for the opportunity to read Death in a Serving Board.

What do a charcuterie class, two dead bodies in an alley, and a fashion-conscious ghost have in common? Katie Aubrey. Katie decides to offer a charcuterie class, with a last minute sign-up who begs to buy her shop for a generous price, even after a reporter was found dead in the alley behind it. She refuses, and the next morning the eager buyer is also found dead in the alley. Two bodies, a missing paring knife, and a charcuterie class full of characters, any of whom could have killed the unfortunate man. A gold heist, two shops, and a ghost only Katie can see and hear take the reader on an adventure. This book is a delight, complete with a dog called Speedbump, a hot boyfriend who can cook, and a nanny cam. The pool of suspects includes the obvious (the woman everyone loves to hate) and the not-so-obvious, with enough clues to keep the reader guessing who the real killer is and why they did it. One of my favorite characters is Edith the ghost, who has a talent for appearing at the most inconvenient times--and only Katie can hear and see her. I've read J.C. Eaton's Marcie Rayner mysteries and enjoyed them; this is another great series!

Katie owns and runs a place that creates the fun serving boards, and decides to have a class teaching basics. With the help of her live in ghost, and her chef boyfriend she needs help surviving teaching this class. What a group! Each member basically is not fun, with a lot of toxic people. When one ends up murdered, then another it forces Katie to step in and help solve the mystery. Enjoyed this cozy mystery, although the notes about time was distracting, stating if they only knew type of forebodings. Still though, would highly recommend this book.

This was such a good cozy mystery! This is the first book I have read in this series, it took me a little bit to understand who all the characters are, I’m sure if I read the first two books it would have been a little easier. I thought this book was fun, humorous and had a good mystery. I loved that they would talk about real restaurants too, it made it relatable.

Death on a Serving Board, the 3rd installment in J. C. Eaton’s Charcuterie Shop Mystery Series, is a great cozy mystery for treating a book hangover! There are a TON of characters to keep track of, but the dialogue moves the plot along pretty quickly. The storyline takes a few unexpected turns throughout, but comes to a satisfying ending tied up in a nice bow. This was the first mystery I’ve read with a paranormal sidekick element, and I think I’ll give more a try. The ghost in this story adds an element of humor, without being overly distracting or farfetched. Overall, reading this book felt like watching an episode of Monk - a quick and funny way to pass some time! It’s especially enjoyable if you are also a foodie! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book.

This book was gripping and hard to put down. It didn't feel like everything else you see out there, it felt very fresh. I really enjoyed this book!

This was a super fun cozy mystery, especially with the ghost of a food critic. Funny and well written, I highly recommend this entire series! The first two were just as great.

Loved reading this book and series. This author had several different series and I love each 1. This book will keep you wondering and not wanting to put it down. Katie owns the char boiled restaurant that specializes in making cheese and meats boards.

Murder, charcuterie boards, and the ghost of a food critic....Katie Aubrey has her hands full. The customers attending a class at her shop can't seem to stop squabbling over the tiniest things. An investor wants her building and won't take no for an answer. A body was found in the alley. Katie is scrambling and it makes for a fast paced, engaging plot. I definitely should have started this series with the first book, but this one is a lot of fun. And did I mention the GORGEOUS cover?