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The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder
by Richman, Phyllis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ in plastic sleeve.
- ISBN 10
- 0060183705
- ISBN 13
- 9780060183707
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1997. First Edition [stated]. Sixth printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ in plastic sleeve.. 311 p. Was it too much foie gras or murder that did in Washington D.C. 's premier French chef? His former lover, an equally prominent restaurant critic, thinks it was foul play. With the help of Homer Jones, a detective with an appreciation for fine cuisine, she intends to find out. Phyllis Richman, has cooked up a tempting tale of mousse, mayhem, and murder: A tautly woven insider's look at the food and newspaper worlds, The Butter Dit It is a tantalizing whodunit in the bestselling tradition of the classic Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe. This author was the Washington Post's award-winning food writer. This was her first work of fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58706
- Title
- The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder
- Author
- Richman, Phyllis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. DJ in plastic sleeve.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition [stated]. Sixth printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0060183705
- ISBN 13
- 9780060183707
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Whodunit, Laurence Levain, Culinary, Chefs, Cholesterol, Food Industry, Restaurant Critic, Food Critic, Gourmand, Murder, Investigative Reporter
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