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To Kill a Cook

by W. M. Akers

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A food critic steps into a murder investigation

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A food critic steps into a murder investigation

Set in 1972 Manhattan, the mystery brings restaurant criticism and a city’s culinary underworld into the same investigation. Bernice Black, a busy food critic balancing work and family life, discovers her chef mentor Laurent Tirel murdered in his restaurant. When she doubts the police understand the world surrounding the case, she promises her editor she can identify the killer before the week is out. The setup ties Bernice’s professional knowledge to the investigation, while the restaurant setting gives the crime a distinct culinary context.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers interested in mysteries led by women sleuths.
  • For readers who enjoy crime stories set in restaurant and food worlds.
  • For readers drawn to period mysteries set in 1970s Manhattan.

Themes

Food criticism and restaurant cultureMurder investigationWork and family responsibilities1970s Manhattan

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Tender at the Bone meets Finlay Donovan is Killing It in this hilarious, fast-paced mystery about a feisty food critic in 1970s NY who finds her chef friend murdered and realizes she might be the only one to find the killer.

Nobody in Manhattan eats better than Bernice Black. It's 1972, and she is the city's busiest restaurant critic, juggling her fiance and his two young sons with demands of fine dining. Bernice talks fast, walks faster, has a razor-sharp wit and no patience for anything--or anyone--that gets in her way.

When she stops by the famed restaurant of her favorite chef and mentor, Laurent Tirel, early one morning, she stumbles across a horrific scene in the kitchen: Laurent's severed head, perfectly preserved in a flawless mold of jellied aspic.

Her meeting with the cops assigned to the case proves only one thing-they know nothing about food or the seedy underworld that BB Black has made her home. With layoffs looming, Bernice makes the gamble of her career--she promises her editor she can catch Laurent's killer before the week is out.

To Kill a Cook is a delicious, witty, fast-paced mystery with a lovable, unforgettable protagonist at it center.
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