Death Is Semisweet
Death Is Semisweet

Author: Lou Jane Temple

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1429981555

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Heaven Lee has lived in Kansas City a long time, and she thought she knew as much as there was to know about her hometown. But when her longtime friend Stephanie Simpson starts a new business as a chocolatier after divorce, Heaven is surprised and delighted to find out that Stephanie is getting back to her family roots with her new enterprise. As it turns out, her mother was heir to the famous Foster's Chocolates fortune, a chocolate company that is a Kansas City institution. That is, until her brothers, Stephanie's uncles, swindled her out of her share lo these many years ago. Still, Stephanie is excited to be back in the family business, albeit in a small way with her own downtown chocolate shop, and Heaven can't wait to learn all about chocolate. She's got a restaurant to run, of course, and is always on the lookout for new ways to use traditional ingredients. The pair's excitement turns suscpicious, however, when a giant blimp advertising the 50th anniversary of Foster's is shot down almost directly on top of Stephanie's new store, its pilot dead before he hits the ground. Is this terrible event a direct threat to Heaven's friend's new business? Or is it all just a big coincidence? Heaven suspects the former, and when her friend's livelihood, not to mention her life, is on the line, no one can stop her from getting at the truth. She'll figure out what's going on and be back in time for dessert in Death Is Semisweet--a smart, saucy entry in the Heaven Lee Culinary Mystery series from fan favorite Lou Jane Temple. Complete with many sinfully delicious chocolate recipes!

The Cornbread Mafia
The Cornbread Mafia

Author: James Higdon

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-05-01

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1493038508

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In the summer of 1987, Johnny Boone set out to grow and harvest one of the greatest outdoor marijuana crops in modern times. In doing so, he set into motion a series of events that defined him and his associates as the largest homegrown marijuana syndicate in American history, also known as the Cornbread Mafia. Author James Higdon—whose relationship with Johnny Boone, currently a federal fugitive, made him the first journalist subpoenaed under the Obama administration—takes readers back to the 1970s and ’80s and the clash between federal and local law enforcement and a band of Kentucky farmers with moonshine and pride in their bloodlines. By 1989 the task force assigned to take down men like Johnny Boone had arrested sixty-nine men and one woman from busts on twenty-nine farms in ten states, and seized two hundred tons of pot. Of the seventy individuals arrested, zero talked. How it all went down is a tale of Mafia-style storylines emanating from the Bluegrass State, and populated by Vietnam veterans and weed-loving characters caught up in Tarantino-level violence and heart-breaking altruism. Accompanied by a soundtrack of rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues, this work of dogged investigative journalism and history is told by Higdon in action-packed, colorful and riveting detail.

Red Beans and Vice
Red Beans and Vice

Author: Lou Jane Temple

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 1429981571

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Chef and restaurateur Heaven Lee has gotten into plenty of scrapes in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. This time around, she's cooking up trouble in New Orleans while visiting to help the Sisters of the Holy Trinity hold their annual benefit dinner. The convent is having financial problems and only Heaven Lee's culinary creativity can offer hope. Unfortunately, before she can really get cooking, Heaven's old friend Mary's husband, HeavelkjTruely Whitten, coffee importer and native New Orleanian, is found murdered with Heaven's own knife. To make matters worse, the convent's sacred cross simultaneously turns up missing. When she becomes the prime suspect, Heaven has no choice but to put her pots and pans aside and pursue the villain in order to both clear her own name and get dinner on the table in time for the big benefit. Heaven's smart, saucy attitude spurs her on in the search for the vicious murderer as well as for the perfect New Orleans dish to serve the Sisters. When all else fails, she finds the answers to both puzzles right under her own nose, saving the day and serving up a new signature Heaven Lee dish, Nola Pie. The delectable dessert is guaranteed to tantalize readers' taste buds and the satisfying mystery will leave them begging for seconds.

Death By Rhubarb
Death By Rhubarb

Author: Lou Jane Temple

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1996-08-15

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780312958916

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A culinary mystery.

Bread on Arrival
Bread on Arrival

Author: Lou Jane Temple

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-11-15

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780312969424

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Restaurateur Heaven Lee investigates two murders during a convention of bread bakers in Kansas City, including that of a world-famous baker. Lots of recipes and detail on the making of bread.

Stone Quarry
Stone Quarry

Author: S. J. Rozan

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-01-15

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780312977030

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PI Bill Smith is hired by a lady farmer in upstate New York to recover paintings, the theft of which she does not want to report to police. The probe leads Smith to a murder. By the author of A Bitter Feast.

Huckleberry
Huckleberry

Author: Zoe Nathan

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2014-09-09

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1452132380

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“Filled with entertaining behind-the-scenes stories and technical tips . . . this cookbook will thrill meticulous bakers and Huckleberry's devotees” (Library Journal). “Everything in generosity” is the motto of Zoe Nathan, the big-hearted baker behind Santa Monica’s favorite neighborhood bakery and breakfast spot, Huckleberry Bakery & Café. This irresistible cookbook collects more than 115 of Huckleberry’s recipes and more than 150 color photographs, including how-to sequences for mastering basics such as flaky dough and lining a cake pan. Huckleberry’s recipes span from sweet (rustic cakes, muffins, and scones) to savory (hot cereals, biscuits, and quiche). True to the healthful spirit of Los Angeles, these recipes feature whole-grain flours, sesame and flax seeds, fresh fruits and vegetables, natural sugars, and gluten-free and vegan options—and they always lead with deliciousness. For bakers and all-day brunchers, Huckleberry will become the cookbook to reach for whenever the craving for big flavor strikes.

A Healthy Place to Die
A Healthy Place to Die

Author: Peter King

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-03-15

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780312976835

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While at a cooking conference at a Swiss resort, where he is asked to evaluate healthy haute cuisine, the Gourmet Detective's first spa experience may be his last. He's knocked out cold and his date, an attractive food writer, disappears. Then a lawyer shows up to inquire about the stories she and her editor were writing. Seems someone has whipped up the perfect recipe for murder. Martin's Press.

Arms of Nemesis
Arms of Nemesis

Author: Steven Saylor

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2001-02-15

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 0312978324

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Gordianus the Finder is called to a great Villa to investigate the death of the overseer by two slaves.