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The Enzo Files, Book 5
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Narrated by:
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Simon Vance
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By:
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Peter May
When France's top chef, Marc Fraysse, summoned the world's press to make a shattering announcement, rumors abounded that he was about to lose one of his three coveted Michelin stars. Instead, upon arriving at his remote restaurant on a volcanic plateau in central France, they were greeted with the news that the troubled genius had been murdered, and the message he intended to deliver was never made. Seven years later, his killing and the identity of his killer still remain an enigma.
Enzo Macleod takes on his fifth cold case and delves into the big business and high stakes of French haute cuisine. As winter sets in and snow gathers along a volcanic horizon, he retraces long-cold footsteps across a remote hilltop. But unraveling the complex web of relationships that surrounded the brilliant and mercurial chef—a spurned lover, a jealous wife, an estranged brother, an embittered food critic—also leads to strange parallels with his own life. In opening up this celebrated cold case, he finds himself reopening old wounds from his past.
©2011 Peter May (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Reviews
“Culinary heights, human depths, and a surprise romance await Enzo Macleod in the remote reaches of central France…Offers subtle, complex pleasures to the discerning palate.”
“Caught up in the various threads, readers are lulled into a false sense of knowing where the tale is heading until May pulls the rug out from under them. Those who enjoy mysteries with a Gallic flavor will snap this one up.”
“May’s flair for narrative, characterization, and evocative descriptions of various locales and historic tidbits makes his formulaic whodunit fresh and delightfully readable—catnip for armchair sleuths.”
“While it helps to know the context of Enzo as a cold-case expert, each book in the series can be read individually, and this particularly strong entry may be the perfect one to introduce new readers to the tall, dour Scot with an amazing ability to piece together long-unsolved crimes.”
