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Chef/Detective by day and killer by night? I almost was hoping for a completely different story with this one. Another story of mistaken identity and being accused of murder. I like the food truck aspect and the flavor of Mardi Gras thrown in the mix. Another fast paced Patterson story.

sciencechick83's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

legallyde's review against another edition

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3.0

The book wasn’t badly written overall, but I feel Patterson relied far too much on typical, boring stereotypes of Louisiana & NOLA. I will say that the recipes at the end were a nice touch & seemed at least passably authentic.

azaria74's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

erikapesek's review against another edition

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3.0

Quick read. Good. Not great.

colindalaska's review against another edition

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2.0

Only Caleb the Chef can save the city from a terrorist attack, so he deliberately hampers an FBI investigation, withholds evidence, threatens suspects, forces himself into property and accuses a charity of terrorism (because they’re Muslim - and that’s got to be dodgy) and then pursues a married woman. Frankly, the man is an arrogant racist.

The ending is fairly dramatic and the description of the food is mouthwatering. It would have been a lot better as a cookbook and ditched the terrorist plot.

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3.0

Took a while to get through, might be better in print.

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