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Within the inner circle of haute cuisine, a detective witnesses a delectable murder They call him the gourmet detective; the only thing sharper than his mind is his palate. When chefs need a rare ingredient, an ancient wine, or simply a new idea to gain that extra Michelin-star boost, they come to the detective's cozy London office and plead for his help. For top-notch cooking, he is always happy to lend his taste buds to the cause. Now Raymond Lefebvre, executive chef at one of London's show more finest French restaurants, has asked for the detective's help with a bit of kitchen espionage. Lefebvre's crosstown rival is winning international accolades cooking a dish called Oiseau Royal, and Lefebvre wants the recipe. Getting it takes the detective deep into the Circle of Careme, where the most elite chefs in Britain gather to swap recipes, techniques, and gossip. But when the chefs of Careme start to die, the detective starts to salivate. There is no finer appetizer than murder. show lessTags
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I put this down at about page 59, which is just shy of 25% of the number pages in the book. I try to stick to my choice of giving a book 50 pages to capture me and this one just didn't.
It's not that there was anything wrong with the characters or the writing; it's just that nothing interesting happened. It's a murder mystery. There was no murder (yet), no obvious murder-ee (yet), no reason for a murder to occur (yet), no nothing to hold my interest any further.
Life's too short to slog through books in the hope that they will be worth it. This one might have been worth it, but I wasn't willing to take the chance.
It's not that there was anything wrong with the characters or the writing; it's just that nothing interesting happened. It's a murder mystery. There was no murder (yet), no obvious murder-ee (yet), no reason for a murder to occur (yet), no nothing to hold my interest any further.
Life's too short to slog through books in the hope that they will be worth it. This one might have been worth it, but I wasn't willing to take the chance.
Wanted to read this after watching the Hallmark series "The Gourmet Detective" and seeing it was based on the books by this author. Hmmmm. He's a food detective, in that he helps restaurants figure out how to be successful. He does get caught up investigating a rivalary and a murder and does meet a woman detective. But it's endless "foodie talk."
A little slow at the beginning but it picked up. Interesting information about wines and food.
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- Canonical title
- The Gourmet Detective
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Goodwin Harper
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Related movies
- The Gourmet Detective (2015 | IMDb)
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- 128
- Popularity
- 256,035
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.12)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
- 5
