The nineteenth century is drawing to a close. Pellegrino Artusi, Italy's first celebrity chef, has travelled the length and breadth of the country compiling his masterpiece, The Science of Cooking and The Art of Eating Well. When Baron Romualdo Bonaiuti invites him to his Tuscan home to compare notes with his kitchen staff, he's quite looking forward to a break. On arrival he finds everything one might expect: a dramatic Tuscan castle, eccentric aristocrats, spinster aunts and a mysterious guest. Not to mention a murdered butler. Faced with a menagerie of suspects, the local constabularly are baffled. But when the Baron himself is the target of a second murder attempt, Pellegrino realises he may need to put his celebrated culinary skills to use to find the killer.
| ISBN: | 9781782067801 |
| Publication date: | 4th June 2015 |
| Author: | Marco Malvaldi |
| Publisher: | MacLehose Press an imprint of Quercus Publishing Plc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 191 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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The nineteenth century is drawing to a close. Pellegrino Artusi, Italy's first celebrity chef, has travelled the length and breadth of the country compiling his masterpiece, The Science of Cooking and The Art of Eating Well. When Baron Romualdo Bonaiuti invites him to his Tuscan home to compare notes with his kitchen staff, he's quite looking forward to a break. On arrival he finds everything one might expect: a dramatic Tuscan castle, eccentric aristocrats, spinster aunts and a mysterious guest. Not to mention a murdered butler. Faced with a menagerie of suspects, the local constabularly are baffled. But when the Baron himself is the target of a second murder attempt, Pellegrino realises he may need to put his celebrated culinary skills to use to find the killer.
The Art of Killing Well features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Art of Killing Well is available in Paperback
The Art of Killing Well was written by Marco Malvaldi and published by MacLehose Press an imprint of Quercus Publishing Plc
The Art of Killing Well has 191 pages
