A Cookbook Conspiracy (Bibliophile Mystery, #7)

by Kate Carlisle

Bookbinder Brooklyn Wainwright loves food, but it's her sister Savannah who became a chef. When Savannah's culinary superstar ex-boyfriend Baxter Cromwell invites her to his new restaurant's opening, she asks Brooklyn to restore a tattered cookbook as a present for him. Brooklyn thinks the book belongs in a museum. And shortly after receiving it, Baxter is found dead with Savannah kneeling over him, bloody knife in hand.

• ISBN10: 0451415965
• ISBN13: 9780451415967
• Publish Date: 4 June 2013
• Publish Status: Remaindered
• Out of Print: 3 December 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Obsidian Mysteries
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 305
• Language: English

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

My favorite current series and this one did not disappoint. I'm so attached to these characters and Dharma. The best bits of this book: meeting Derek's brother and NO MINKA!! I loved the whole sub-plot about Obedience Green and the Civil War. And of course, I can't get enough of the bookbinding/restoration details. I find them fascinating, although I realise this might not be the case for everyone. Still, I don't think they are overdone in any way.

The plot line revolves around Brooklyn's sister Savannah and a reunion of sorts of Savannah's classmates from Le Cordon Bleu. The villain was a bit unexpected, although I wasn't totally stunned. the whole 'person-you'd-least-suspect' route, while effective, isn't always surprising.

Overall, I found nothing to nitpick about this book and plenty to love. My only complaint is that I read it too fast and now I have to wait until next year for another fix. Boo, hiss and boo.