Alexander Campion
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In Alexander Campion's witty debut, chic Parisian policewoman Capucine LeTellier plunges into a uniquely Parisian affair of gastronomic delights and bureaucratic intrigue to close a case that could make her career or kill it...
After dining on such delicacies as oyster sorbet and avocado soufflé, JeanLouis Delage, président of automotive giant Renault, has been found dead in the freezer of Le Diapason, a restaurant owned by Chef JeanBasille
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2013.
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"Quel horreur! When the body of acclaimed Chef Jean-Louis Brault and a shotgun are discovered in an antique Louis Vuitton portemanteau, everyone is convinced it's suicide. Distraught at rumors perpetuated by the vituperative food critic, Lucien Folon, that his restaurant La Mère Denis might lose its precious third Michelin star, Brault was considered to be très désolé by friends and family alike. But when Capucine is called to the mise-en-scène,...
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2014.
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Commissaire Capucine Le Tellier is escaping the demands of Paris police work on a well-deserved cruise. Other invitees include her husband, the celebrated restaurant critic, her special agent cousin Jacques, a famed bar owner, and even her boss. The table appears to be set for an affair to remember. Then Nathalie, the yacht's cook, is lost overboard. A sudden squall is the assumed cause -- until a bullet hole is discovered in her jacket.
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2012.
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When the senior food critic for Le Figaro is found face first in a plate of ravioles d'homard, there seem to be as many suspects as there are restaurants in the City of Light. Yet Commissaire Capucine Le Tellier feels she'll solve the case quicker than you can make an omelette aux fines herbes. Murders of food critics have become epidemic and Capucine is confronted with a dilemma: should she use her husband, himself a famous food journalist, as bait?...
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It's meant to be a peaceful trip to the countryside--rustic picnics, dinners en plein air, and of course, a sip or two of Calvados. But even before Parisian Commissaire Capucine Le Tellier and her husband, distinguished food critic Alexandre de Huguelet, arrive at her oncle's 16th-century château, their idyllic destination has been thrown into turmoil by a fatal hunting accident. And the longer they stay, the more "accidents" happen.