by: Wendy W. Webb
Series: Beluga Stein Mystery
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: January 20, 2025
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Beluga Stein is taking a cooking class and it's a real killer. This time she's traded her signature loud muumuus for ill-fitting chef attire, including a toque the size of her ego.
A well-liked chef is found dead and it's up to Beluga and her feline familiar, Planchette, to investigate. There's no recipe to follow, only the hope that her erratic psychic ability will hit the spot. Is a supernatural entity stirring up trouble, or something far more dangerous?
Beluga and Planchette can't stand the heat, but there's no way out of this kitchen while murder is the main dish.
Beluga Stein’s Diary
Such a day.
And while Chef Pernod tried mightily to restore order with an impromptu lecture on the differences between Grande, Classic and Nouvelle cuisines, I’m afraid the distinctions were lost when the frozen body was wheeled past us to the waiting ambulance.
The sight of such a spectacle took a toll on the chef as well, I should add. Fortunately for me there was no mention of Planchette in the kitchen, but for the rest of us the chef’s well-practiced lecture took a sudden nosedive into a stream-of-consciousness series of French words. I think I heard her say that a traditional kitchen brigade had positions with names sounding something like “poisoner,” which is rather ominous if you ask me, and “chefs who party,” which might warrant further investigation if things start to get dull. Or one finds herself in immediate need of hors d’oeuvres and a tropical cocktail.
Such a day.
And while Chef Pernod tried mightily to restore order with an impromptu lecture on the differences between Grande, Classic and Nouvelle cuisines, I’m afraid the distinctions were lost when the frozen body was wheeled past us to the waiting ambulance.
The sight of such a spectacle took a toll on the chef as well, I should add. Fortunately for me there was no mention of Planchette in the kitchen, but for the rest of us the chef’s well-practiced lecture took a sudden nosedive into a stream-of-consciousness series of French words. I think I heard her say that a traditional kitchen brigade had positions with names sounding something like “poisoner,” which is rather ominous if you ask me, and “chefs who party,” which might warrant further investigation if things start to get dull. Or one finds herself in immediate need of hors d’oeuvres and a tropical cocktail.
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Thank you so much for featuring MEAN CUISINE today!
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DeleteI appreciate this opportunity to introduce my work, Kim! Thanks so much for all your help......Wendy W Webb
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DeleteI like the cover. Looks great. Sounds like a good read.
ReplyDeleteHi, Marcy! I really like the cover, too.It came from one of the pool of talented artists at Wild Rose Press. The cat on the cover is named Planchette. He and my main character, Beluga Stein, are inseparable. Beluga is what she calls a P.I. (Psychic Investigator), because there's always some supernatural element in the books. But you see, Planchette is a much better psychic than Beluga. He picks up on things, and not always good things. Witness the look on his face!!! Wendy W Webb
DeleteSounds like a good read.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sherry! I consider this book a supernatural humor murder mystery. The humor is key because 1. there are not many books in the mystery field, including the cozy, that are humorous; and 2. most of the characters in these books are eccentric, which can translate into humor and even make me laugh. Who doesn't want a light, funny murder mystery now and then? ....................Wendy W Webb
DeleteLove the cover!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good investigation mystery.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Regina! Certainly the investigation in Mean Cuisine is about as far as you can get from a dark police procederal, but a light, fun read that has a cat, eccentric characters, and a supernatural, well, thing, has its place. Not that I'm suggesting this, but I know one reader who gets a glass of wine, and climbs into a warm and comforting bubble bath to read my book. I refer to Mean Cuisine as a supernatural humor murder mystery, but maybe I should call it a supernatural humor murder mystery bubble bath--enhancer! ....Wendy W Webb
DeleteThis sounds like a really interesting book!
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