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    A Cookbook Conspiracy: A Bibliophile Mystery

    Written by Kate Carlisle

    Narrated by Susie Berneis

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    Brooklyn has always been a little obsessed with food, but it was her sister Savannah who became a chef, graduating from the prestigious Cordon Bleu school in Paris. She and her classmates all went on to successful careers, but none of them achieved culinary superstardom like Savannah's ex-boyfriend Baxter Cromwell. When Baxter invites the old gang to participate in his new restaurant's gala opening in San Francisco, Savannah asks Brooklyn to restore a tattered cookbook as a present for him. Shortly after receiving the gift, Baxter is found dead, with Savannah kneeling over him, bloody knife in hand, and the rare cookbook has disappeared. Brooklyn knows her sister didn't kill him, and she suspects the missing cookbook might lead to the real villain.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateJun 18, 2013
    ISBN9781624066566
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    A Cookbook Conspiracy: A Bibliophile Mystery
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    Kate Carlisle

    Kate Carlisle writes for Harlequin Desire and is also the New York Times bestselling author of the Bibliophile Mystery series for NAL. Kate spent twenty years in television production before enrolling in law school, where she turned to writing fiction as a lawful way to kill off her professors. She eventually left law school, but the urge to write has never left her. Kate and her husband live near the beach in Southern California where she was born and raised.

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    • 4/5
      Brooklyn Wainwright restores antique books. She lives with her ex-British now American security husband in a converted warehouse condominium. She has eclectic neighbors and an extensive family, due mostly to her commune upbringing and ever-loving parents.Brooklyn’s sister, Savannah, (all sibs names for point of conception) has moved back into the general area and opened a high end vegetarian restaurant. When another culinary school classmate opens his own eatery, the alumni are invited to join in celebration. A valuable cookbook, previously given to Savannah by said alumni, is given to Brooklyn for a proper restoration. Upon inspection, she realizes the book has a 200 year history. This deters her sister not and she insists on returning the book as a congratulatory gift.The new chef is murdered, Savannah is found kneeling over his bloodied body, holding a bloody knife and the cookbook has disappeared. Brooklyn tasks herself to prove her sister’s innocence and find the real culprit. Henceforth, the mystery of the cookbook, with its symbols in the margins, and the super chef murder expands like a rising loaf of bread. Add in another murder and attempt, a cast of culinary suspects and it’s a tasty mystery... with recipes included at the end.These would be such good books if it weren’t for the cutesy dialogue and over-the-top lovey-dovey adoration of Brooklyn & Derek.
    • 4/5
      Consistently enjoyable. Dangerous to hang around Brooklyn, though.
    • 5/5
      Thank you NAL Hardcover for providing me a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review!4.5 Sold Stars!Brooklyn is back in the seventh installment of A Bibliophile Mystery!Brooklyn was always obsessed with food, unfortunately her cooking skills are sub-par and nothing ever comes out right. It was her sister Savannah who managed to attend of the most prestigious culinary schools in Paris, Cordon Bleu. Savannah and her friends graduated on top of their class, but it was Savannah's ex-boyfriend Baxter Cromwell who went out and became famous for his 'skills'When Baxter turns to open a restaurant in San Francisco, he invites all the old gang from school to his opening gala where they will all be cooking for the restaurant that night. As a gift to Baxter, Savannah asks Brooklyn to restore one of the old tattered cookbooks that Baxter had once given to Savannah as a gift. A cookbook that is at last two hundred years old, with historical significances. Brooklyn cannot help but feel instantly drawn to the book and the woman behind it. When the book is restored and gifted to Baxter, shortly after he is found dead and the cookbook is missing!Woo what a ride. Thoroughly enjoyed this one! I loved Brooklyn, she was so passionate about everything that she does, including restoring older books. I couldn't even comprehend how much work and care goes into restoring books until I read this one. The author and Brooklyn sure know their stuff and we get a glimpse of that through the story.I loved the mystery, it had left me guessing until the very end. With all of the chefs being the possible suspect, the question of who killed Baxter and stole the cookbook hung tightly in the air. I couldn't help but wonder why they did it. With so many character, it wasn't hard to keep up. We get a glimpse of all of them as Brooklyn speaks to them and a little background from her time with them in Paris while she was visiting. It reminded me a little of Clue the game the way it was handled, heh It was very fun and exciting!Derek was just wonderful and I love his relationship with Brooklyn and the way it progressed. Brooklyn knows she has a lot going on with her, especially since she keeps stumbling into dead bodies. But Derek is supportive, and loving and generally concerned for her. A wonderful swoon worthy male!I loved this cozy mystery, it was a great read to put your feet up on. Filled with interesting characters. Including Brooklyn's mother, who is learning New Age tricks in hopes of helping protect Brooklyn. It was kind of amusing.I really enjoyed the way this book progressed and the way to mystery flowed. With so much more going on, we get to glimpse into Brooklyns life, family and her job. A wonderful read that left me wanting more. Cannot wait for the next book in the series. Kate Carlisle sure knows how to write a mystery with memorable character!(less)
    • 4/5
      Kate Carlisle's book is the best yet. This introduces us to Dalton (Derek's brother) and let's us get to know Brooklyn's chef sister Savannah better. The plot centers around several of Savannah's Cordon Bleu classmates, murder, mayhem, secret codes, book binding, a new restaurant and a number of red herrings!This series is delightful! I enjoy the town of Dharma, the aging hippies that live there, their take on life and solutions to life's many problems.I really enjoy getting a glimpse into the life and trade of book binding! I've played with the idea of taking it up myself.
    • 5/5
      A Cookbook Conspiracy is the seventh book in the A Bibliophile Mystery series.

      Savannah, Brooklyn's sister, chef and owner of an upscale restaurant in Sonoma county, has asked Brooklyn to do repairs to a hand written cookbook from the 1700's. Baxter Cromwell, who had given her the cookbook, is preparing to open an upscale restaurant in San Francisco and has invited the old gang to a special grand opening where they all will prepare their own special dishes. When Savannah present the book to Baxter, Brooklyn notices that Kevin is very angry about the gift. When Brooklyn and Derek return to the restaurant, they find Baxter Baxter dead and Savannah holding a large, bloody fish knife over his lifeless body. Of course with Savannah finding the body, she was a person of interest, then one of the other chefs started giving the police incorrect information. So it is up to Brooklyn with the help of Derek to find out just who the killer was.

      An interesting side story, is that Derek finds what appears to be a cryptic message of some sort along the margins of the book. He contacts his brother, Dalton, who is a cryptographer with the M16 and he is so excited by what he sees, that he shows up the next day anxious to solve this mystery.

      Carlisle tells a wonderful and skillfully uses the characters to tell it. Most all of the recurring characters are back to provide Brooklyn and Savannah the much needed support. I'm anxious to see if Dalton will be showing up in future books.

      Definitely will be looking forward to the next book.
    • 4/5
      My favorite current series and this one did not disappoint. I'm so attached to these characters and Dharma. The best bits of this book: meeting Derek's brother and NO MINKA!! I loved the whole sub-plot about Obedience Green and the Civil War. And of course, I can't get enough of the bookbinding/restoration details. I find them fascinating, although I realise this might not be the case for everyone. Still, I don't think they are overdone in any way.

      The plot line revolves around Brooklyn's sister Savannah and a reunion of sorts of Savannah's classmates from Le Cordon Bleu. The villain was a bit unexpected, although I wasn't totally stunned. the whole 'person-you'd-least-suspect' route, while effective, isn't always surprising.

      Overall, I found nothing to nitpick about this book and plenty to love. My only complaint is that I read it too fast and now I have to wait until next year for another fix. Boo, hiss and boo.
    • 4/5
      Perhaps the best of the series after the initial offering. Although it was fairly easy to guess who the villain was, the journey to the conclusion was less obvious and very well constructed. The awkward romantic clutches were kept to a minimum, and the attention was squarely focused on the evolving murder mysteries. Well done! and not a sign of Minka, thank goodness!
    • 4/5
      Brooklyn's chef sister Savannah is in town along with several other Cordon Bleu classmates. to celebrate the opening of her ex-boyfriend, Baxter Cromwell's new restaurant. As a surprise, Savannah wants Brooklyn to restore an antique cookbook that Baxter had given her when they were dating. On the opening night, Brooklyn and Derek find Savannah over Baxter's dead body with the bloody murder weapon in her hands. This series is so much fun. Brooklyn is always stumbling over dead bodies. Her family is a hoot. I love the descriptions of book restorations. We saw a lot of old friends in this book and got to meet Derek's brother Dalton. I enjoyed the book but I must say that the mystery was a bit clunky. But with cozies I really think of the mystery as the secondary thing and all the relationships as key enjoying a book. So although I would have liked to see better clues, it did not ruin the book for me. Who knows, maybe I missed something.
    • 3/5
      I was hungry a lot listening to this book, it seems that if the author is good at what she describes I want to eat it. I guess I'm like a Hobbit wanting my second breakfast and all. Savannah was a great main suspect in the murder, you knew right off that Brooklyn would have to find the murderer and save her vegetarian sister.
    • 3/5
      A COOKBOOK CONSPIRACY by Kate CarlisleOnce you have suspended credulity, this is a fun read. The twists and turns continue almost to the last page when you discover who has committed the murderers. In between you will meet a bevy of cooks, two handsome Brits (one a former spy, or is he still a spy?), a mother who is a witch and several police officers (who don’t solve the crime). Bookbinder extraordinaire Brooklyn and her chef sister Savannah are alternately the chief suspects and the chief crime solvers. Discovering why they have the names they do is just one of laugh out loud episodes in this quick read. A good book for a lazy afternoon or two, this engaging mystery filled with likeable characters will keep you guessing through two mysteries in this continuation of the Bibliophile mystery series.Book groups may want to do some research in Revolutionary War era spies, chat about food, try a recipe or two and talk about police procedures.
    • 3/5
      Brooklyn Wainwright is restoring an old, old cookbook for her sister Savanna, a chef, to give to an old flame, Baxter Cromwell, also a chef. Savanna is planning to give the restored book to Baxter at a special event at a new restaurant he’s opening in San Francisco. That event will bring together a group of old friends who spent time in Paris together while they studied cooking. But when Savanna presents the book to the restaurant owner, it doesn’t get the reception she had though it would. In fact, several people appear to be shocked and appalled at the gift. What could the reason be? After the gala opening, Baxter is found dead by Savanna and Brooklyn in the kitchen of the new restaurant. He’s been murdered. Police glom onto Savanna as the chief suspect, of course, and Brooklyn – an experienced amateur sleuth – is determined to find the real killer AND the cookbook, which has gone missing. Brooklyn had copied pages of the book as part of the restoration process and she looks at them more closely after the book is missing – and she notices what might be a coded message written in the margins. Brooklyn’s hunky beau Derek calls in his brother Dalton from Britain to help with the decoding. And when Dalton meets Savannah, it’s love (or at least) lust at first site.The books in this cozy series are very much the same book to book. I guess that can be said of most cozy series with amateur sleuths. Each book has to answer the question, “why would police allow an amateur to nose into their cases.” Brooklyn has a built in reason in Derek, a man with a secret past and law enforcement credentials police seem to respect. Still, it seems a little bit TOO convenient. A Cookbook Conspiracy is a good entry in a good series. Not stellar, but good.