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Roux the Day by King, Peter is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Roux the Day about?
For six generations, the Belvedere family dominated the culinary landscape of New Orleans, a city that boasts what is perhaps the most vibrant, exciting, and authentic cuisine in America. But each generation relinquished control of the family restaurant-best known for its world famous Oysters Belvedere-only after succumbing to the madness that has plagued the dynasty since its arrival from the Canary Islands. Now, after the business' doors have remained closed for years, the next scion of the Belvedere clan has determined to seize his birthright . . . if only he can find the annotated family cookbook, which has mysteriously disappeared!The Gourmet Detective reluctantly agrees to track down the book. But this decidedly out-of-print classic isn't going to turn up on any remainder shelf! And when he finds its supposed new owner-a used book dealer-stewing in a puddle of his own blood, the Gourmet Detective know that, once again, he's in for more than he bargained for.Soon, he's "kidnapped" by the WITCHES, a mysterious cadre of New Orleans' most ambitious and talented female chefs-and they want the book too. In fact, it seems like everyone does. And getting it will have the sleuth stari
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- King, Peter
- Publisher
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781306623612
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Mystery, Literary Fiction
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (59 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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