Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams

That doesn’t mean that Jane still won’t have time for her Cover Girls book club meetings, especially when they follow the cuisine theme by reading – and cooking from – chef memoirs. Now they make it their goal to solve the murder of the chef before filming stops and the suspects return to their various kitchens and television studios around the country. Just as instrumental to her has been her boyfriend Edwin, a Templar whose Robin Hood-ish mission has been to steal already-purloined books and return them to their rightful homes. Jane has only recently changed their purpose and begun disseminating the information to the world, with her loyal guard of wise and battle-trained Finns at her side. Jane does indeed have a formidable army at her side, as she is the Guardian of Storyton Hall, a historical estate that for centuries housed and protected tomes believed too valuable or dangerous to be read by mankind. When his body is found surrounded by priceless broken porcelain tea cups and stabbed to death with one of the shards, Jane rallies her forces to investigate and protect her beloved Storyton Hall home. The combative relationships between the chefs is incendiary enough, although that’s mostly a result of Chef Pierce’s sexist, condescending, and bullying behavior. Before they even begin filming, there’s a fire on the archery field grounds and resort manager Jane Storyton fears that the sabotage has already begun. Six renowned American chefs will be competing against one another in book-themed challenges for bragging rights and a prize of $100,000, all hosted by young billionaire entrepreneur Mia Mallett. Murder in the Cookbook Nook: A Book Retreat Mystery By Ellery Adamsįamous for their book-themed rooms and specializing as a resort for bibliophiles, Virginia’s Storyton Hall is about to be the site of a televised cooking competition show, A Bookish Cookoff. Details at the end of the post on how to enter to win a copy of one of Ellery’s books and a link to order the new one from Amazon and an independent bookstore. This week we have a review of the latest Book Retreat Mystery by Ellery Adams, along with a fun recipe from Ellery.

Murder in the Cookbook Nook by Ellery Adams