The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder

The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder by Richman, Phyllis. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0099455023009.

Washingtons finest French chef, Laurence Levain, is dead, and all of D.C. thinks the culprit was too much foie gras. All, that is, except for Chas Wheatley, the citys most famous restaurant critic. Still carrying a torch for Levain after having had a passionate romance with him years before, shes convinced that his death was more than a simple case of too much cholesterol -- it was a case of murder. Enlisting the aid of detective/gourmand Homer Jones, she launches an investigation into this fiendish crime and soon finds herself in more trouble than she bargained for. A delicious entry into the increasingly popular culinary mystery genre, The Butter Did Itÿ is a fun, fast-paced whodunit by a true insider of the restaurant and newspaper worlds. With numerous menus sprinkled throughout the book, this culinary extravaganza is just the thing for readers hungry for some intrigue with their dinner.