Murder On The Gravy Train

Murder on the Gravy Train

Review"...Anyone who enjoyed The Butter Did It will enjoy the tart twists and odd ingredients in Richman's latest." -- Washington Post"A delightful trip...fun." -- Dallas Morning News"A frothy confection...should satiate most connoisseurs of food-oriented crime." -- Publishers Weekly"A frothy confection...should satiate most connoisseurs of food-oriented crime." -- Publishers WeeklyResearching her new column, Chas Wheatley, a food writer with a taste for sleuthing, discovers sometning is rotten with Washington's most popular new restaurant. The head chef has gone missing, and not only is the food suffering, but no one can give her a straight answer as to his whereabouts.It seems the chef isn't the only one who's mysteriously disappeared. Bodies begin surfacing around the nation's capital, confounding the police. But Chas has a few advantages the cops can't possibly match: a clever eye for detail, a love of good gossip, a talent for digging up the truth, and connections in the newspaper and culinary worlds.Diving further into the ivestigation, Chas delves deep into the underbelly of the culinary business and onto a twisted trail of deceit, blackmail, and murder only she can solve--that is, if she lives long enough....About the AuthorPhyllis Richman has been the Washington Post food critic for more than twenty-two years. She's the author of the Agatha-nominated Washington bestselling dining books including The Washington Post Dining Guide. She been an award-winning syndicated columnist and food editor and serves on the executive committees of the James Beard Restaurant awards and the Julia Child awards. She lives in Washington, D.C.