Review: Eggsecutive Orders by Julie Hyzy

Ollie Paras, Executive Chef for the White House, is busy planning for the Easter events hosted by the White House, including the famous Easter egg roll.  Instead, she & her staff have been banned from the White House kitchen after a guest at the state dinner dies, presumably due to something he ate.  Ollie is desperate to stand up for her staff, but Secret Service Special Agent Tom MacKenzie is tasked to keep Ollie out of the kitchen & away from the investigation.  The fact Tom is also Ollie’s boyfriend certainly puts a kink in things, including their relationship. 

While Ollie is banned from the kitchen, she enjoys some quality time with her mother & grandmother, who have come to DC to see Ollie in action for the first time.  Their presence certainly makes things interesting, especially when Ollie’s mother begins dating a friend of the deceased state dinner guest.  All of this is just too much for Ollie. She’s out of her element, desperate to get back into the kitchen and back to her “normal” life.

It was interesting to see Ollie outside of her comfort zone in a completely new setting.  I enjoyed her interactions with her mother & grandmother, a more personal side than the previous two books. As in the other books, Hyzy continues with her engaging characters & compelling storyline.  Now that I’m nearing the end of the series (at least the books already published!) I’m already mourning the loss of the characters who have genuinely become a part of my life.