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Crime Brulee [Mass Market Paperback]

Nancy Fairbanks
2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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Jan 11 2002 Culinary Food Writer (Book 1)
Forty-something homemaker Carolyn Blue is through with cooking and cleaning. She’s finally decided to throw in the dishtowel—and take on a dream job as food writer. Now her plate is filled with exotic locales, delectable foods, and even a dash of crime—to taste. She could very well get used to this.

It was a perfect arrangement. Carolyn had already planned to accompany her husband to an academic conference in New Orleans—an event that meant visiting old college pals. So why not use the opportunity to write a story about Cajun cuisine? But just as she gets a taste of Creole, she gets a bite of crime…Her friend Julienne disappears at a dinner party. True, she had been fighting with her husband, but this only worries Carolyn more. Now, she has to put her taste-testing aside to search for answers—and the trail leads her right to an alligator swamp. Carolyn better act fast, because in these parts, it’s eat or be eaten…

Includes over a dozen delicious Southern recipes!


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“A clever, fast-paced tale…a literate, delciously well-written mystery.”—Earlene Fowler, Agatha award-winning author of Arkansas Traveler

About the Author

Nancy Fairbanks is a pseudonym for Nancy Herndon, who is the author of the Elena Jarvis mystery series. She has also written historical romances under the name Elizabeth Chadwick. She lives in El Paso, Texas with her husband, a chemistry professor and chairman at the University of Texas at El Paso. She travels widely and frequently with her husband throughout America and Europe, enjoying new places, good food, opera, and scientific conferences. 

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Any cook who aspires to duplicate Cajun or Creole cooking must be willing to master the art of making roux, that seemingly simple mixture of flour with oil, butter, or-horror of horrors!-lard. Read the first page
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1.0 out of 5 stars Skip this one Jun 2 2003
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I agree with the reviewer who said the first few pages indicated that this book was a chore rather than a pleasure. I stayed with it, although toward the end I skimmed faster and faster, and gleaned no satisfaction for the efforts. Skip this one and you'll be glad you saved the time for a more enjoyable tome.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read May 22 2003
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
Crime Brulee turned into a nice surprise. I wasn't hopeful when I read some of the earlier reviews, but found the writing enjoyable, with witty commentary that made me chuckle. The main character, Carolyn Blue, does get a bit whiney, insisting that there's a problem before others recognize there is one. However, stick with it. Some of the observations are priceless. I also felt like I should be taking notes on places to visit when in New Orleans. If you enjoy the Diane Mott Davidson mysteries, it's likely you will enjoy this as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A delicious read July 18 2002
By Lenita
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Seldom have there been so many varied reviews as there are for this one very nice, well-written book. The negative ones, had I read them before buying the book, could have put me off it--and that would have been my considerable loss. The word "literate" in a blurb written by author Earlene Fowler told me I would probably like it--and I did. Toward the end, the feats and foibles of the protagonist, Carolyn Blue, had me laughing out loud--something that usually happens only with Janet Evanovich's books. But this intrepid, but rather innocent, little lady, Mrs. Blue, got into enough trouble for Stepanie Plum and Amelia Peabody combined.

The travelogue and food critique was a plus, and I certainly didn't feel that New Orleans had been maligned in any way. In fact, my appetite was whetted to go back and try some places I've missed.

I thoroughly enjoyed this comic outing, and can't wait to buy the next two or three. Having just finished reading a couple of grim and gritty, down and dirty mysteries, this one was a welcomed change of pace. Face it--it's all in the taste at the time!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Food, Good Fun
I enjoyed this book. I think it's rare to see such emphasis on the emotional effect of a missing person believed to be murdered. Read more
Published on May 22 2002
1.0 out of 5 stars Finished it, but wish I hadn't
I was so disappointed in this book. Having visitied New Orleans and having an interest in the culinary world AND being an avid mystery fan, I thought it would be SO good! Read more
Published on April 28 2002
2.0 out of 5 stars Good Food; Bad Mystery
I really enjoyed the descriptions of some of the sights to see in New Orleans and I enjoyed reading about all of the restaurants and food. However, The mystery was very weak. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2002 by Susan R. Cakars
2.0 out of 5 stars Not a good mystery
Carolyn Blue is the protagonist of this book. After raising children she is going with her husband to the
science conventions he is attending and has recently made a first... Read more
Published on Mar 1 2002 by "kbg68"
1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing and painful read
After the first few pages I knew this book was going to be a chore to read. As I continued I found not only did I not care what happened to the victim, but I wished somehow Nancy... Read more
Published on Jan 19 2002
2.0 out of 5 stars The Lady Can Write, perhaps just not mysteries...
This author is a delight. Her heroine, the setting, the charm with which she describes her characters and their environment are unparallel. Read more
Published on Nov 24 2001 by Pamela J. Lloyd
3.0 out of 5 stars an enjoyable read
I enjoyed not knowing until the end what had happened to Julienne and think that the clues were fairly scattered among the recipes. Read more
Published on Sep 9 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars Witty, Wise, Mystery
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Crime Brulee, have tried most of the recipes and loved going to all the wonderful New Orlean places with Carolyn Blue and her husband Jason. Read more
Published on July 5 2001
4.0 out of 5 stars Lighten up, folks!
To the last couple of reader-reviewers, I can only say -- Lighten up! "Crime Brulee" is comedy, it's meant to be light-hearted and funny. And to my mind it succeeds. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2001
1.0 out of 5 stars An insult to New Orleans and its residents
While the writing in this book is not technically awful I was offended by everything else about it. None of the characters were in the least bit appealing and it portrayed New... Read more
Published on Jun 11 2001
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