Synopses & Reviews
If there's one thing that Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire and proprietor of the Earthly Delights Bakery, can't abide, it's people not eating well, particularly when there are delights like her very own, just-baked, freshly buttered sourdough bread to enjoy. So when a strange cult which denies the flesh and eats only famine bread turns up, along with a malnourished body, Corinna is very disturbed indeed. On top of that, her hippie mother, Starshine, has turned up out of the blue, hysterical that Sunlight, Corinna's father, has absconded to Melbourne with all their money and a desire for a new young lover. Someone is poisoning people with weight loss herbal teas, and then there are odd things happening at the nearby Cafe Vlad Tepes, which attracts a very strange clientele indeed. Altogether, it's a delicious recipe for murder, mayhem, and mystery.
Review
"Corinna shows every indication of sticking around for a good long time." --Booklist "Not in any sense a classic mystery. But like-minded readers will find themselves charmed by the oddball characters and obligatory recipes." --Kirkus Reviews
"While a glossary of Australian terms would've helped the American reader, this doesn't detract from the warmhearted message that it takes a village to solve a mystery." -Publisher's Weekly
Synopsis
If there's one thing that Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire and proprietor of the Earthly Delights Bakery, can't abide, it's people not eating well - particularly when there are delights like her very own, just-baked, freshly buttered sourdough bread to enjoy. So when a strange cult which denies the flesh and eats only famine bread turns up, along with a body which is found in a park, dead of malnutrition, Corinna is very disturbed indeed.
About the Author
Jeff Abbott is the acclaimed author of nine novels, including Fear, Panic, and A Kiss Gone Bad. Nominated for three Edgar and two Anthony Awards, he lives in Austin, Texas, with his family.A longtime journalist and the former editor of several magazines, including Time and People, James R. Gaines lives with his family in Paris.NORMAN HABEL has been writing in this area for a number of years. He is the editor of, and contributor to, The Earth Bible series, a key figure in The Season of Creation movement, Chair of the Section on Ecological Hermeneutics at the Society of Biblical Literature and editor of an SBL Symposium volume entitled Exploring Ecological Hermeneutics.Eric Idle, versatile actor, writer, composer and director, is best known for his work in the groundbreaking comedy series "Monty Python's Flying Circus". He has appeared in numerous films and televisions series, and his voice work includes "102 Dalmations" and "Quest For Camelot".