Friend of the Devil

Name: Friend of the Devil
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Mark Spivak
ISBN: 9781667049052

Author: Mark Spivak

Narrator: Geoff Sturtevant

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sunshine Wine Concepts LLC

Published: 08/19/2021

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Supernatural, Occult & Supernatural

Synopsis

Joseph Soderini di Avenzano is America's most celebrated chef...Some believe he cut a deal with the Devil to achieve fame and fortune. Whether he is actually Bocuse or Beelzebub, Avenzano is approaching the twenty-fifth anniversary of his glittering Palm Beach restaurant, Chateau de la Mer, patterned after the Michelin-starred palaces of Europe. Journalist David Fox arrives in Palm Beach to interview the chef for a story on the restaurant’s silver jubilee and quickly becomes involved with Chateau de la Mer’s hostess, Alessandra, unwittingly transforming himself into Avenzano’s rival. When the chef invites David to winter in Florida and write his authorized biography, he gradually becomes sucked into the restaurant’s vortex—shipments of cocaine coming up from the Caribbean; the Mafia connections and unexplained murder of the chef’s original partner; and the chef’s ravenous ex-wives, swirling in the background like a hidden coven. As Alessandra plots the demise of the chef, David tries to sort out hallucination and reality, while Avenzano plays with him like a feline’s catnip-stuffed toy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Naturalbri (Bri

I was really drawn into this book by the blurb and thought the whole premise of the book was very unique and exciting. This is written very well,mind you would never know it is his first novel. The writing style and level of detail are definite great and are more in line with an author who has sever......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl

This is a funny book. So mission accomplished there. I was hoping this would be the outcome. So many times I have come across books where I was expecting them to be funny and they were not. This is amazing that this is Mr. Spivak's first fiction novel. Yet, you can tell that Mr. Spivak is an experie......more

Goodreads review by Peggy

**SPOILER FREE** This book is so much more than what you may think! It's intriguing but yet so much suspense. This is a really good book that will have you escaping reality from a hard day or just to get away from reality for awhile... this is the book to do it with! Page turning to see what would ha......more

Goodreads review by Audiobookreviewer

Perhaps in a deal with the devil, Chef Joseph Soderini di Avenzano is a distinguished chef known for his prowess in the kitchen with food and his ex-wives. Although little is truly known about Avenzano, journalist David Fox seeks out the renowned Chef to interview him and winds up being hired to wri......more