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"[Ginsberg's] poignant, gently written stories of waitressing are metaphors for life." -Dallas Morning News
A veteran waitress dishes up a spicy and robust account of life as it really exists behind kitchen doors.
Part memoir, part social commentary, part guide to how to behave when dining out, Debra Ginsberg's book takes readers on her twenty-year journey as a waitress at a soap-operatic Italian restaurant, an exclusive five-star dining club,...
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Soyez les bienvenus dans votre nouveau guide Voyage Expérience : « Khao Lak, Phang Nga et la région » qui, nous l'espérons, va vous aider à découvrir une partie de ce pays magnifique moins connue par les touristes et moins détaillée dans les guides de voyages. Pourtant, dans ce coin-là de la Thaïlande, il y a des plages paradisiaques, de superbes paysages karstiques, une nature luxuriante, des gens chaleureux et accueillants, et une richesse...
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"If there was a list of what not to expect when you're expecting, right at the top would be coming upon your doula holding a gun over the body of her fiancae. Clearly in shock, Hannah Riversbend claims not to have shot him. Jenn asks Ally to prove the doula's innocence before her special delivery arrives. The clock is ticking as Ally races to solve the murder in time for Jenn's bun to come out of the oven"--
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BEAUTY IS PAIN
Madeira's ladies are happy. At last there is a beauty farm just for them. Leticia Avila and her friend Inês are also immediately drawn to the temple of beauty. They enjoy mud packs, peelings and massages. But then they make the acquaintance of the unpleasant journalist Sofia Lima, who, following in the footsteps of Empress Sisi, unsettles the island and the staff of the beauty farm.
Meanwhile, Comissário Avila looks after his little...
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2023 Distinguished Cozy Murder Mystery Award Winner Former NYPD forensics expert Celia Strong thought she'd left the world of crime behind when she opened an ice cream shop in idyllic Blue Lake Village in the Adirondack Mountains... But when a famous classical musician is murdered in the middle of a concert at Blue Lake, Celia and her daughter team up with locals to help the new deputy sheriff solve the crime! Springtime in Blue Lake. Former NYPD...
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Bernie's got nothing nice to say about her friend Angelica's ex-husband. In fact, Marty, is a good-for-nothing disgraziad. But who would go so far as to poison him - and then pin the murder on Angelica?
When Marty Alfano, Angelica's ex-husband, turns up dead inside the bakery, poisoned by the cookies she baked him, the bakery becomes a crime scene and Angelica the prime suspect.
As Bernie follows the trail of money and deadly cookies, she realizes...
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Cece wants a day of self-care, mother-daughter time, and . . . anything but her ex-husband's wedding. But wedding it is, as she tries to sneak the groom's forgotten ring to her daughter before the ceremony. Her plan for a quick escape from the venue is thwarted when she discovers a body and a garden full of suspects, including her former mother-in-law. With the Cavanaugh name in danger of being dragged through the Wickford rumor mill, Cece's ex reluctantly...
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Charming Lovecakes or a Poison-filled Conspiracy?Juli Mason finds herself in a sticky situation when her cousin Charme's Lovecakes shop becomes the epicenter of a deadly cupcake conspiracy.Someone's using Charme's sweet treats as a lethal weapon, turning wedding celebrations into recipes for disaster.With her own wedding to plan, a cousin to keep out of handcuffs, and a poison-peddling killer on the loose, Veil Falls is becoming a paranormal crime...
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A former friend, a runaway mother, and a dead body threaten to spoil a middle-aged woman's plan for a low-key family Thanksgiving. Cece Cavanaugh's latest job recommendation, cleaning up a flooded school, comes from a former friend-a woman who turned her back when Cece needed her friendship most. Despite having to face her friend, Cece accepts the job, hoping to earn additional cash for her family Thanksgiving dinner.When Cece finds herself in the...
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With a new foreword by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, the triumphant sequel to Home Cooking by "a home cook, like you and me, whose charm and lack of pretension make her wonderfully human and a welcome companion as she chatters on about the small culinary accomplishments and discoveries that occur in her kitchen" (Chicago Tribune).
Lucky readers in the 1970s and '80s discovered Laurie Colwin's urbane, witty fiction in The New Yorker, as well...
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A bestselling author of mafia thrillers is throwing a book launch party in Carmine, New Jersey. But when Bernie stumbles on a corpse at the event, murder jumps right off the page. As Bernie works to untangle the mysterious death, she learns that her adopted home of Carmine hides even more deadly secrets than she had imagined. Join Bernie in book 4 of the Italian-American Cozy Mystery Series as she samples Carmine's irresistible cuisine and cracks...
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If you've got your breath back from the last crazy adventure, tighten your seat belts and hold on!!The batty old biddies are at it again... In this third Belchester 'cocktail' mystery.Lady Amanda Golightly receives an invitation to spend Burns' Night in Castle Rumdrummond in Scotland. Although she is dismissive of the idea, her old chum Hugo is thrilled at the thought and, beguiled by the idea of wearing tartan, he uses his own brand of childish pleading...
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Mr. and Mrs. Tibbetts pop into a pub for lunch but get served a murder case in this novel with "all the proper ingredients for a cozy whodunit" (The New York Times).
What could be more delightful than a long-forgotten relative who dies and leaves you a tidbit in his will? How about if that tidbit is in fact a charming country pub, and that pub is now yours-lock, stock, and barrels of beer?
Susan Gardiner is delighted, even when it becomes...
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Between hot flashes and divorce papers, a middle-aged woman considers her outlook on life when she butts heads with a hot detective during a murder investigation. When Cece Cavanaugh's husband empties their joint bank account, steals her designer luggage, and runs off with a younger woman, Cece must decide whether to ask her manipulative mother-in-law for a handout or get a job. Choosing the easier path, Cece lands a job cleaning a crime scene where...
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Revised edition following reader feedback. Another tongue - in - cheek romp for our intrepid decrepit heroes which would not be out of place in Whitehall.Lady Amanda Golightly and her housemate Hugo Cholmondeley - Crichton - Crump return from their visit to Scotland to find a letter informing them that Hugo's sister will be arriving the following day for a month's visit, which sours Lady A's mood as Tabitha constantly bullied her at school.Her manservant's...
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An exploding kitchen... A theft... Another mystery to solve! When Dell Powers is ripped out of an interesting dream by the room shaking around her she is confused, dazed and in fight-or-flight mode. What on earth was that? A soufflé apparently. How on earth can a soufflé cause an explosion? Rosie Ryan holds the answer. Discovering a massive hole in the kitchen wall Dell resigns herself to the fact that there's another insurance claim in her immediate...
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What Happens When a Fishing Expedition Goes Deadly Wrong? When the Catch on the other end of the Line is a Dead Body...Juli Smells something rotten in Veil Falls...and a brand-new Murder to Solve if Grams has anything to say about it...Because that's not all that's sitting on ice at the county morgue...There are car thieves to catch, a long-buried secret that Grams is hiding, and too many coincidences that don't add up...And an Entire Town Demanding...
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An unwelcome visitor, an unrequited love, and a dead body create chaos in a middle-aged woman's plan for a productive summer.Despite a looming divorce, an empty checkbook, and a struggling cleaning business, Cece Cavanaugh is determined to land on her own two feet. Adamant about staying a safe distance from the handsome detective who has her fantasizing about violating the morals clause in her prenuptial agreement, Cece dives headlong into her work.Even...
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Get on your glad rags we are all going on a Caribbean holiday!!The fifth in the series featuring a madcap pair of amateur sleuths and a delightful outpouring of upper-class English eccentricities - with the odd murder thrown in!Praise for Andrea Frazer's twisty and compelling crime novels:***** 'Another fantastic episode in the Belchester Towers series... Great plot fast moving want more please. Will definitely recommend to my friends. Worthy of 5...
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A wedding... A murder... A missing bride... In a small town like Pine Lake, weddings are always big news so it's not surprising that the Pine Lake Inn is all abuzz with the impending nuptials. A wedding is supposed to be a wonderful, joyous occasion but when the bride-to-be goes missing just two days before the ceremony there is a race against the clock to find her. It soon becomes clear that this isn't just a case of cold feet when the ghost of a...
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