Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder

Writing with practiced assurance, the author has a fresh, blithe, sometimes raunchy style . . . -- Kirkus Reviews
In her eagerly awaited fiction debut, the Washington Post's award-winning food writer has cooked up a tempting tale of mousse, mayhem and murder. When culinary superstar Laurence Levain collapses in his clogs the night before a star-studded black-tie dinner, all bets are on his soaring cholesterol level. But Chas Wheatley, Washington's saber-penned restaurant critic, is convinced that someone wanted him to take his culinary secrets to his grave and wouldn t wait for the cholesterol to take its toll. As she digs into the case, she finds herself in more hot water than she bargained for. Filled with mouth-watering dishes and memorable characters, The Butter Did It is a delectable mystery.