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On a voyage from another era, the detective encounters a thoroughly modern murder The Danube Express was once the most famous train on the continent. Linking east and west, it was the fastest route from the Alps to the Black Sea, until airplanes and automobiles made it obsolete. When a group of savvy investors revived it in the 1970s, it became an Express only in name. A five-star hotel on wheels, it is now a luxurious iconand it's celebrating its...
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To the exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland looks like a much-needed safe haven. It has been seven years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with her younger sisters, Bahar and Layla, and she hopes that in Ballinacroagh they might finally find a home.
The sisters set about creating a Persian oasis and soon sensuous wafts of cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron float through the streets-an exotic aroma that announces the opening of the Babylon Cafe. And it is...
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Examines the role the codfish has played in world history; tells of explorers, merchants, writers, chefs, and fishermen whose lives have been intertwined with the once-abundant fish; provides details about the personality, life, and habits of the cod; and discusses attempts to save it from extinction.
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Mr. Putter doesn't share Mrs. Teaberry's enthusiasm for a class on 100 ways to cook beans. And yet-finding it hard to say no to his kind friend-he attends the class with her anyhow, expecting to be bored. But his cat Tabby and Mrs. Teaberry's dog Zeke soon bring more excitement to bean cooking than Mr. Putter could ever imagine-even in his wildest dreams.
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Joseph Tanumafili's family-owned food-service business in Honolulu has been the only game in town for years. But when competing caterers from Las Vegas arrive to accommodate the cast and crew of a film shoot, the battle for paradise begins. As far as Joseph and his hotheaded Samoan uncle are concerned, no mainlanders are going to muscle in on native territory.
Lines are drawn and everyone's taking a side: a gay TV producer on romantic rebound; his...
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Diane Mott Davidson's New York Times best-selling novels are gourmet fare for mystery lovers. Recipes for such delicacies as "911 Chocolate Emergency Cookies" and "Damson-in-Distress Plum Tart" make Sticks & Scones especially delightful. Catering Elizabethan fare to Aspen Meadow's elite at an authentic castle brought from England is a dream come true for Goldy. But the day of the luncheon, Goldy is rudely awakened by a shotgun blast through her living...
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For Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz, business isn’t just booming—it’s skyrocketing. But as her friend Marla is constantly warning her, “Success can kill you.” Goldy knows she needs to slow down before she breaks down, and she vows she’ll do it--right after her next booking: a cocktail party for the Westside Mall’s Elite Shoppers Club. It’s the event of the shopping season: the Princess Without a Pricetag party for the wealthy shopaholics...
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