To Kill a Cook by Akers, W. M.
To Kill a Cook by Akers, W. M.

To Kill a Cook

Tender at the Bone meets Finlay Donovan is Killing It in this hilarious, fast-paced mystery about a...
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Author: W. M. Akers
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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To Kill a Cook by Akers, W. M.

To Kill a Cook

$89.99 $47.37
To Kill a Cook by Akers, W. M.

To Kill a Cook

$89.99 $47.37
Author: W. M. Akers
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Tender at the Bone meets Finlay Donovan is Killing It in this hilarious, fast-paced mystery about a feisty food critic in 1970s NY who finds her chef friend murdered and realizes she might be the only one to find the killer.

Nobody in Manhattan eats better than Bernice Black. It's 1972, and she is the city's busiest restaurant critic, juggling her fiance and his two young sons with demands of fine dining. Bernice talks fast, walks faster, has a razor-sharp wit and no patience for anything--or anyone--that gets in her way.

When she stops by the famed restaurant of her favorite chef and mentor, Laurent Tirel, early one morning, she stumbles across a horrific scene in the kitchen: Laurent's severed head, perfectly preserved in a flawless mold of jellied aspic.

Her meeting with the cops assigned to the case proves only one thing-they know nothing about food or the seedy underworld that BB Black has made her home. With layoffs looming, Bernice makes the gamble of her career--she promises her editor she can catch Laurent's killer before the week is out.

To Kill a Cook is a delicious, witty, fast-paced mystery with a lovable, unforgettable protagonist at it center.

Author: W. M. Akers
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 02/03/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.23w x 1.43d
ISBN: 9798217044863


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2026
Library Journal 12/26/2025 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 11/17/2025
Booklist 12/01/2025

About the Author
W.M. Akers is a novelist, playwright, and game designer. He is the author of the mystery novels Critical Hit, Westside, and Westside Saints; the creator of the bestselling games Deadball: Baseball With Dice and Comrades: A Revolutionary RPG; and the curator of the history newsletter Strange Times. He lives in Philadelphia, but hasn't traded in his Mets cap yet.
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