ââ¦Sweeping and intimate, warm and gripping. I loved it!â âLouise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novels
A single twist of fate puts a servant girl to work in Queen Victoriaâs royal kitchen, setting off a suspenseful, historical mystery by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and The Victory Garden.
Isabella Waverly only means to comfort the woman felled on a London street. In her final dying moments, she thrusts a letter into Bellaâs hand. Itâs an offer of employment in the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, and everything the budding young chef desperately wants: an escape from the constrictions of her life as a lowly servant. In the strangerâs stead, Bella can spread her wings.
Arriving as Helen Barton from Yorkshire, she pursues her passion for creating culinary delights, served to the delighted Queen Victoria herself. Best of all, sheâs been chosen to accompany the queen to Nice. What fortune! Until the threat of blackmail shadows Bella to the Riviera, and a member of the queenâs retinue falls ill and dies.
Having prepared the royal guestâs last meal, Bella is suspected of the poisonous crime. An investigation is sure to follow. Her charade will be over. And her new life will come crashing downâif it doesnât send her to the gallows.
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Mystery
- Cozy
- Culinary
- Cozy
- Mystery
Publisher : Lake Union Publishing
Author : Bowen, Rhys
Language : English
Published :2020-02-11
Number Of Pages : 347
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 1542008255
ISBN-13 : 9781542008259
Item weight : 0.76 lb
Dimensions : 0.98 in x 5.43 in x 8.23 in
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