Book : Slow Burn (a Leo Waterman Mystery) - Ford, G. M.

-Titulo Original : Slow Burn (a Leo Waterman Mystery)

-Fabricante :

Thomas & Mercer

-Descripcion Original:

Anticipating problems, a prestigious global restaurant convention hires Leo as Special Security Officer. His assignment: monitor the movements of two adversarial steakhouse competitors whose “beef” has previously made for some nasty confrontations and a food critic who’s caught in between the warring factions. Leo sends the Boys off to shadow all three parties and report back to him. But even the simplest of plans can cascade into catastrophe. And Leo soon finds himself served up as the prime suspect in a murder…realizing that both his life and career are at stake. Review “The most likable private eye to make the scene since Travis McGee.” The Washington Post Book World “A fine writer…Leo Waterman is worth spending time with.” Chicago Tribune “A hugely entertaining, over-the-top caper.” Publishers Weekly From the Back Cover Aided by his band of scruffy irregulars - the Boys, a team of residentially challenged connoisseurs of inexpensive spirits who specialize in going unnoticed as they trail a suspect - Leo remains Seattles most unorthodox and politically connected private investigator. Anticipating disaster, Le Cuisine Internationale, a prestigious global restaurant convention, hires Leo as its own Special Security Officer. His relatively simple assignment is to monitor the movements of the societys bone of contention: two adversarial steakhouse competitors, whose beef has previously made for some nasty confrontations; and the food critic whos caught in between the warring factions. Cleaning up the Boys, Leo sends them off to shadow the entourages and report back to him at days end. What could be easier! But even the simplest of plans can cascade into catastrophe. Leo finds himself served up as the prime suspect in a murder, gets thoroughly grilled by the police, and realizes that both his life and career are at stake. About the Author G.M. Ford escaped teaching English at a community college to write full time. He never (well, rarely) suffers fools, and he enjoys music, cooking, eating other people’s cooking, boating, golfing, and arguing about everything under the sun. He is the author of more than a dozen novels, including Cast in Stone, The Deader the Better, Red Tide, and The Nature of the Beast.