{"product_id":"to-kill-a-cook-hardcover","title":"To Kill a Cook - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. M. Akers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTender at the Bone\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eFinlay Donovan is Killing It\u003c\/i\u003e in this hilarious, fast-paced mystery about a feisty food critic in 1970s NY who finds her chef friend murdered and realizes she might be the only one to find the killer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody in Manhattan eats better than Bernice Black. It's 1972, and she is the city's busiest restaurant critic, juggling her fiance and his two young sons with demands of fine dining. Bernice talks fast, walks faster, has a razor-sharp wit and no patience for anything--or anyone--that gets in her way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she stops by the famed restaurant of her favorite chef and mentor, Laurent Tirel, early one morning, she stumbles across a horrific scene in the kitchen: Laurent's severed head, perfectly preserved in a flawless mold of jellied aspic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer meeting with the cops assigned to the case proves only one thing-they know nothing about food or the seedy underworld that BB Black has made her home. With layoffs looming, Bernice makes the gamble of her career--she promises her editor she can catch Laurent's killer before the week is out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Cook\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious, witty, fast-paced mystery with a lovable, unforgettable protagonist at it center.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW.M. Akers is a novelist, playwright, and game designer. He is the author of the mystery novels \u003ci\u003eCritical Hit, Westside, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWestside Saints\u003c\/i\u003e; the creator of the bestselling games \u003ci\u003eDeadball: Baseball With Dice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComrades: A Revolutionary RPG\u003c\/i\u003e; and the curator of the history newsletter \u003ci\u003eStrange Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Philadelphia, but hasn't traded in his Mets cap yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.43 x 9.14 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412204110073,"sku":"9798217044863","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Bk3tS0Mfe_9798217044863.webp?v=1770837297","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/to-kill-a-cook-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}