Cecile Lamalle Books In Order

Culinary Mystery Books In Order

  1. Appetite for Murder (1998)
  2. Glutton for Punishment (2000)
  3. Prepared for Murder (2001)

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Cecile Lamalle Books Overview

Appetite for Murder

A FUNGUS AMONG USWhile foraging for fungi in his secret spot, Charly Poisson, owner and chef of La Fermette, inadvertently unearths more than the oyster mushrooms he enjoys on his breakfast toast. Someone, apparently, has had the bad taste to bury an Hermes scarf in the hummus with a woman still attached! Mon Dieu!Now, plagued by a series of mysterious barn burnings and a psychotic killer on the loose, a once sleepy upstate New York town has suddenly become a bubbling hot compote of danger and intrigue. Does the blood hungry murderer lurk among Charly’s quirky, epicurean clientele? Worse yet, do the police intend to put the case on the back burner? Add to the mix one chubby French chef with a dangerous craving to solve the crime, rumors of mob ties, age old vendettas, and a melange of motives that make almost everyone a suspect. Stir the pot vigorously and heat to serve…

Glutton for Punishment

Sleuth/master chef Charly Poisson is back in this followup to ‘Appetite for Murder’. The winter holidays are over, and Charly and the staff of La Fermette are settling down for a quiet season when a ring of antique thieves terrorize their wealthy, weekend patrons. Things get worse when Charly finds the corpse of a local antiques dealer in the freezer. Despite warnings from the police chief, Charly can’t help investigating on his own. This title includes recipes.

Prepared for Murder

On early May mornings, Charly Poisson, the chef of La Fermette, loves prowling his fields through clusters of buttercups for young nettles to make his finest spring tonic…
until he comes across a most unappetizing discovery the thawed remains of a murdered man. Was the victim, who was a philandering local, killed by an irate husband? Charly knows he should be slicing, not sleuthing, and leaving the mystery to the Police. But that’s before he gets a taste of Fabulous Foods, a culinary supplier whose addictive heavy shrimp are so fresh, they bounce. Now to investigate this fishy outfit and serve up justice, Charlie will have to leave his cozy kitchen…
and face the heat of a killer’s ire.

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