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?

This book was a fun murder mystery themed around a charcuterie class. I definitely did not expect the murderer. I loved all of the food descriptions and even some mentions of well known food places such as Crumbl Cookie and Firehouse Subs!

I found this book a bit hard to follow in the beginning mainly due to the introduction of a large amount of characters. I felt as though Edith (the ghost living in the main characters home) was a somewhat unnecessary addition to the book. Throughout the book more characters are added which I understand you need a large cast in a murder mystery, I just felt like some additions later on weren't needed.

Overall I think the book did a great job sticking to the theme and learning a bit about charcuterie boards was neat. I enjoyed reading Katie and her friends thought process about the murderer and how they came to the conclusion.

"Death on a Serving Board (A Charcuterie Shop Mystery #3)" by J.C. Eaton has Katie established enough in her new charcuterie based restaurant/catering business that she's going to try her hand had teaching a several weeks long class on charcuterie. Of course it's full of the most dramatic people in town. Not to mention the cops trying to serve a search watch during her first class because a man was found behind her building a few weeks before.

Katie and friends start to investigate because the man was involved in breaking the case on a gold theft scandal when he had worked in her build when it was a newspaper office. The biggest tie in for them is that odd things keep happening in and around Katie's shop and the neighboring one. Everyone in Katie's class seems to have a link to the man as well.

The constant forgetting by Katie to not respond to the ghost(s) was getting a bit annoying because it wasn't like she was being quirky about it. Or, that other people knew she was responding to a ghost. You'd think by this far in a series she would have established some subtle ways to respond to the ghosts. Like little nods or head shakes or using her phone. No, it's to the point it feels like it's pure filler rather than story building.

The mystery part of this story was pretty good. It kept me guessing. When my first suspect didn't pan out I wasn't quite sure who to suspect next. If it could have been a bit more mystery and actual character building with a bit less awkward/angry responses about her accidentally responding to the ghost, it would've been even better.

While I enjoy several other series by this husband, wife, writing team, this one irks me for some reason. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed reading it, but I feel like it’s a little reminiscent of their other series. That’s most likely because it’s set in Arizona. But, it could also be some of the misuse of words like a trickle instead of trickle of water, for example. Little things like that, but just make me stop reading and reread a few entries several times. Other than that, I enjoyed the mystery itself and would definitely come back for more.

#DeathonaServingBoard #NetGalley is the 3rd book in this series, and I enjoyed reading it.
Katie is still learning how to be a thriving business owner, so she decides to teach a charcuterie class, hoping to bring in some money, and maybe find a new employee.
Things never go according to plan, and it's no different for her first class. The students bicker and toss rude comments around, causing Katie to second guess her bright idea.
When a dead body is found behind her store, Katie starts to panic, and it doesn't help that her resident ghost is driving her crazy.
This is a fun, fast paced cozy mystery, filled with strong, colorful characters.
I'm happy to recommend this book and series to readers.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

Death on a Serving Board by J.C. Eaton

The writing team of J.C. Eaton has brought us another fun, twisting and turning mystery. Death on a Serving Board is the third installment in the Charcuterie Shop mystery series and was a very enjoyable read. This book was full of the humor I have come to love from a J.C. Eaton book, but also a well written and not easy to solve mystery. The characters are quirky and fun and having a ghost try to help solve a crime is a fun addition to the mystery solving crew. I also like that the book is set in a restaurant, but we do not have to read pages and pages of food descriptions, the mystery is the focus and for that I am glad! I recommend this series and especially this book!

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