Cities of the Dead
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"Barnes builds her plot like a fine pastry layer by layer." Chicago Sun-Times A Michael Spraggue mystery. When the great chefs of New Orleans stage an elegant banquet tempers burn hotter than cayenne pepper. Up-and-coming Cajun chef Joseph Fontenot is found with a slender French cooking knife through his heart and all the evidence points to Dora Levoyer sublime cook to Bostons wealthhy and eccentric Mary Spraggue Hillman. A guest at the banquet Mary summons her nephew Michael Spraggue actor-cum-private detective to the scene. And soon Spraggue is investigating a murder case that will leave his mouth burning and his mind spinning. One thing is certain: the solution to the murder will make for a spicy mystery indeed!
