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Synopsis
The Danube Express starts in the Alps and ends on the shores of the Black Sea in Romania. Along the way, its passengers sample the most enticing foods. When a celebrated stage actress vanishes from the moving train, the Gourmet Detective finds himself searching for answers to a mystery centering on humanity's most consuming passion: Food!
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Praise for Peter King’s Gourmet Detective Murder Mysteries
“Readers will find the menu descriptions mouthwatering and crave a sample of the shrimp remoulade.” ---Kirkus Reviews on Roux the Day
"Fascinating tidbits of the cuisine of England in the Middle Ages." ---St. Petersburg Times on Eat, Drink, and be Buried
“[King] introduces the reader to a delightful array of funny characters and mouthwatering recipes.” ---Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on A Healthy Place to Die
“Read King because you like a nicely structured mystery. Read him because you love gourmet food. Either way, savor the feast he has prepared.” ---Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Death al Dente
“Salivating scenes of Provence’s superb food, coupled with lore about truffles, wine, and aristocracy, add sustenance to Dying on the Vine.” ---Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Dying on the Vine
“The Gourmet Detective is. . . a delight. [The series] provides terrific writing, characters that come to life on the page, and wonderful information on gourmet cooking and the food industry.” ---Stuart M. Kaminsky, author of A Fatal Glass of Beer and A Bullet for a Star, on Spiced to Death
“This appealing detective serves up nuggets of culinary trivia and wry foodie humor. King. . . keeps the well-spiced plot bubbling along.” ---People magazine on The Gourmet Detective, a People Beach Book of the Week
About the Author
Peter King (b. 1922) is an English author of mystery fiction, a Cordon Bleu–trained chef, and a retired metallurgist. He has operated a tungsten mine, prospected for minerals around the globe, and led the design team for the rocket engines that carried the Apollo astronauts to the moon. When he retired in 1991, he wrote his first novel, The Gourmet Detective, the first in a cozy mystery series about a chef turned sleuth who solves mysteries in the kitchen. He lives in Sarasota, Florida, where he continues to write mysteries.
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- PublisherThorndike Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0786255544
- ISBN 13 9780786255542
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages411
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