Eat, Drink and Be Buried

Name: Eat, Drink and Be Buried
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Peter King
ISBN: 9781696605762

Author: Peter King

Series: Gourmet Detective Mysteries #6

Narrator: Peter King

Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 06/15/2021

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Cozy, Cozy Culinary

Synopsis

When a jousting match at a medieval fair turns into old-fashioned murder, the Gourmet Detective sets out to unmask the killer.

At Sir Gerald's medieval festival, the castle is authentic, the jousting is rousing, and the wenches are the sauciest in the land. The only thing missing is decent food. And so Sir Gerald calls in London's gourmet detective, an expert food finder, whose specialties include locating rare ingredients, designing historically accurate menus, and solving the occasional murder. And all three skills will be tested if he is to escape the age of chivalry alive. After the day's first joust, the winning knight falls to the ground, poisoned. Someone is trying to exterminate the gentry of this ersatz fiefdom, and it will take a sure palate and a strong stomach to find out who. To save his own head, the detective must contend with flooding dungeons, stray arrows, and a cast of dwarf knights—all while struggling to design a menu fit for a king.

About Peter King

Peter King (b. 1922) is an English author of mystery fiction, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, and a retired metallurgist. He has operated a tungsten mine, overseen the establishment of South America's first steel processing plant, and prospected for minerals around the globe. His work carried him from continent to continent before he finally settled in Florida, where he led the design team for the rocket engines that carried the Apollo astronauts to the moon.

In his spare time, King wrote one-act plays and short mystery stories. When he retired, in 1991, he wrote his first novel, The Gourmet Detective, a cozy mystery about a chef turned sleuth who solves mysteries in the kitchen. King followed it with seven more books starring the character, including Dying on the Vine and Roux the Day. In 2001 he published Jewel of the North, the first of three historical mysteries starring Jack London. King lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on June 01, 2021

It is an enjoyable read. The writing is pretty good, it sort of reminds me of Lawrence Sander's McNally character. It is all from the Gourmet Detectives POV and you never hear his name. You have no description of him or his age, which is ok, but he seems to attract a lot of attention and beds women......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on August 01, 2024

Face-paced mystery set in a castle in England, that is recreating the medieval experience for visitors complete with food dishes from that time period. Only, all is not running smoothly for the events, due to the squabbles within the family of siblings from two marriages of the current duke. If you......more

Goodreads review by Robin on May 03, 2024

It’s a nice quick read and I like it. My problem and the reason I give it three is because I’m a vegetarian and all that talk of maiming animals cutting them up and cooking them and very disgusting detail has me just fast forwarding. I don’t have to read that But occasionally, I find there was actua......more

Goodreads review by Amy on July 08, 2023

fas read, but kinda boring, the death was a good bonus, but i figured out why before the end, so it was ok, but i probably will not read anymore, though i only had two of his to begin with, and they were the middle ones ,lol......more

Goodreads review by Laura on April 20, 2018

Overall felt very dated, and the way he wrote the women was particularly grating. The historical food details are interesting - if you're going to read it, read it for that.......more