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For six years, the Belvedere family dominated the culinary surroundings of New Orleans, a city that features what is perhaps the most vibrant, interesting, and authentic delicacies in the us. But each era relinquished control of the family restaurant - best known for its celebrated Oysters Belvedere - only after succumbing to the madness that has plagued the dynasty since its appearance from the Canary Islands. Now, after the business' doorways have remained closed for years, another scion of the Belvedere clan has motivated to seize his birthright...if only he can find the annotated family cookbook, which has mysteriously disappeared! Only 1 man can help. That man is the Gourmet Detective. Going back for his seventh foray in to the bizarre nether-regions where haute delicacies meets high offences and misdemeanors, Peter King's loved sleuth reluctantly agrees to track down the e book. But this decidedly out-of-print vintage isn't going to turn up on any remainder shelf! So when he detects its meant new owner - a used-book dealer - stewing in a puddle of his own blood vessels, the Gourmet Detective is aware of that, once more, he's set for more than he bargained for. Soon, he's "kidnapped" by the WITCHES, a mysterious cadre of New Orleans' most ambitious and gifted woman chefs - plus they want the e book, too. In fact, it looks like everyone does indeed. And setting it up will have sleuth looking down con-artists and e book forgers on an old-fashioned paddle vessel, careening through the bright colored avenues of the French Quarter in a mule-drawn carriage, and searching for leads in the vivid angling shanties of Algiers. All of this, while exploring the very contentious differences between the proponents of Creole and Cajun delicacies, and sampling some of the most spicy and succulent goodies he's yet came across: from blackened redfish, fresh from the Gulf and coated in garlic, paprika, cayenne and a variety of spices, then seared in an extraordinarily hot cast-iron pan...to turtle soup, dark, wealthy, seasoned with onion, oregano, and thyme...to pheasant casserole...to Gumbo, catfish, crawfish...and that is just a flavour!
