From Amazon.com
Here's a mystery guaranteed to make you hungry--for the salmon-filled pasta squares that Chef Laurence Levain sells for $20 a pop at his Washington, D.C. restaurant, for the salad of curly chicory and thick chunks of country bacon that first brings Levain and American food critic Chas (for Charlotte Sue) Wheatley together in Paris, for the warm polenta salad and pan-fried three-meat dumplings served at the CityTastes benefit the night that Levain is found dead of an apparent heart attack and Chas--his lover--has to write his obituary.
Washington Post restaurant critic Phyllis Richman certainly knows her food, and her skill at keeping a lively mystery plot simmering is almost as impressive.
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From Library Journal
Susan O'Mally's reading matches the bright, cheerful tone of this first mystery novel. Richman, the Washington Post food writer, has no difficulty blending culinary details with the investigation into the death of superstar chef Laurence Levain. On the case is Washington restaurant critic Charlotte "Chas" Wheatley, once the victim's lover. Richman combines the art of cooking, the business of running restaurants, the colorful characters who work for newspapers, a gourmet of a police detective, the social and political swirl of Washington, and Chas's complicated love life into an entertaining tale. Highly recommended.?Michael Adams, CUNY Graduate Ctr.
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