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For fans of Nita Prose, Benjamin Stevenson, and Jessa Maxwell, this delightfully witty and tightly-written new locked room culinary mystery from the MasterChef semi-finalist, cookbook writer, and bestselling author of Knife Skills for Beginners features a charming chef, delicious original recipes, and a killer cruise aboard a luxurious superyacht.

If it werent for all the terrible things that have been happening, Id consider myself the luckiest man alive . . .

While his flooded house undergoes repairs, chef-turned-writer Paul Delamare has been offered an accommodation upgradean all-expenses-paid trip aboard a private superyacht in the company of X?ra, one of his dearest friends. Paul will help X?ra work on her memoirs as Maldemer glides its sumptuous way to the Caribbean. The scenery is stunning, the luxury is unparalleled, and the foodwell, at least the dishes that Paul is roped into preparing are delicious. The hired chef, meanwhile, seems completely out of her depth.

Shes not the only one. Much as Paul adores X?ra, a Parisian socialite who he was introduced to by his late lover, Marcus, he has little in common with the other guests, a motley crew consisting of X?ras new husband and his grasping family.

When X?ras priceless new necklace goes missing, Paul falls under suspicion. But theres far worse in store, as one of the passengers is found dead in mysterious and grisly circumstances. The stormy weather matches the threatening mood onboard, and as Maldemer veers off course, every semblance of order goes with it.

Above and below deck there are secrets and dangerous alliances. And as he untangles the truth, it becomes clear that Pauls sharing close quarters with a killer eager to make this his final voyage . . .

Author: Orlando Murrin
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: John Scognamiglio Book
Published: 12/16/2025
Series: A Chef Paul Delamare Mystery
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9781496751973
Language: English