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The Grave Gourmet

by Alexander Campion
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From the Champs-Élysées to the twinkling banks of la Seine, chic Parisian policewoman Capucine LeTellier plunges into a uniquely Parisian affair of gastronomic delights and bureaucratic intrigue to close a case that could make her career—or kill it. . .
After dining on such delicacies as oyster sorbet and avocado soufflé, Jean-Louis Delage, président of automotive giant Renault, has been found dead in the freezer of Le Diapason, a three-star restaurant owned by Chef Jean-Basille Labrousse, a renowned restaurateur extraordinaire.
Capucine is uniquely suited to the case, as her husband Alexandre is a food critic well-connected to the culinary world. In between sharing sumptuous meals and fine wine with Alexandre at Paris' finest eateries, Capucine struggles to win the respect of her new squad of detectives and crack both the case and the guarded secrets of the restaurant staff.
Praise for Alexander Campion's The Grave Gourmet
"Full of amusing characters. . . Readers will want a second helping." —Publishers Weekly
"A delicious mystery. . . a fun book with a very different flavor." —Carolyn Haines, author of the Bones Mysteries
"An astonishing debut that raises the bar on today's detective novel." —Aram Saroyan, author of Door to the River
"Saucy, spicy, tasty. . .ooh-la-la!" —Kate Collins

  • Creators

  • Series

    Capucine Culinary Mystery

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  • Release date

    January 28, 2011

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      • ISBN: 9780758272133

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      • ISBN: 9780758272133
      • File size: 506 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 5, 2010
      Campion's debut introduces a beguiling heroine, 28-year-old Lt. Capucine Le Tellier of the Paris judicial police. Bored with her deskbound job pursuing white-collar crime, Capucine jumps at the chance to get involved in a possible murder investigation. The body of Jean-Louis Delage, the président-directeur général
      of the automaker Renault, has turned up in the refrigerator of Diapason, a three-star restaurant, where Delage dined earlier that evening with his lawyer. Diapason's owner, eminent chef Jean-Basile Labrousse, is well known to Capucine's restaurant critic husband, Alexandre. What at first appears to be a case of food poisoning is soon ruled a homicide. Capucine's family connections help open political doors and provide useful contacts as she uncovers a plot involving foreign nationals and industrial espionage. Full of amusing characters, this diverting gastronomic mystery builds to a most satisfactory conclusion. Readers will want a second helping.

    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2010
      When the president of Renault is found dead in the freezer of the best restaurant in Paris, Lt. Capucine LeTellier is assigned the case for several reasons: her husband is a famous food critic, and she knows her way around the culinary world. This is her first homicide, but her vast knowledge of the financial world (she has been working in the fiscal crimes unit) also gives her entre into the auto industry. VERDICT This series debut by a former food critic features lively dialog, much discussion of culinary delights, a peak into the French criminal justice system, and a pleasing mystery. [Targeted library outreach.]

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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