Knife Skills for Beginners

Narrated by Sebastian Humphreys
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Pub Date Dec 24 2024 | Archive Date Jan 28 2025
RBmedia | Recorded Books

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Description

The Maid meets Knives Out with a dash of Top Chef in the debut locked room culinary mystery set in a London cooking school by MasterChef semi-finalist and cookbook writer Orlando Murrin.

“Some people are natural dancers, others marvelous in bed, but—not wishing to boast—I’m good with a knife. Most chefs are.”

The Chester Square Cookery School in the heart of London offers students a refined setting in which to master the fine art of choux pastry and hone their hollandaise. True, the ornate mansion doesn’t quite sparkle the way it used to—a feeling chef Paul Delamare is familiar with these days. Worn out and newly broke, he’d be tempted to turn down the request to fill in as teacher for a week-long residential course, if anyone other than Christian Wagner were asking.

Christian is one of Paul’s oldest friends, as well as the former recipient of two Michelin stars and host of Pass the Gravy! Thanks to a broken arm, he’s unable to teach the upcoming session himself, and recruits Paul as stand-in. The students are a motley crew, most of whom seem more interested in ogling the surroundings (including handsome Christian) than learning the best ways to temper chocolate.

Yet despite his misgivings, Paul starts to enjoy imparting his extensive knowledge to the recruits—until someone turns up dead, murdered with a cleaver Paul used earlier that day to prep a pair of squabs. Did one of his students take the lesson on knife techniques too much to heart, or was this the result of a long-simmering grudge? In between clearing his own name and teaching his class how to perfectly poach a chicken, he’ll have to figure out who’s the killer, and avoid being the next one to get butchered . . .

The Maid meets Knives Out with a dash of Top Chef in the debut locked room culinary mystery set in a London cooking school by MasterChef semi-finalist and cookbook writer Orlando Murrin.

“Some...


Advance Praise

“If you love food, a juicy murder and a rollicking read, Orlando Murrin serves up the perfect recipe.” ―William Sitwell, food writer and restaurant critic

“A triumph!! Intriguing, clever, funny - a real page-turner.” ―Sue Lawrence, food writer and novelist

“In the kitchen with the meat cleaver is my favorite kind of murder and Orlando Murrin’s debut does not disappoint. A protagonist in over his head, a cast of characters who aren’t what they seem and the perfect London cooking school setting all make for a murderous culinary triumph.” —Emma Styles, author of No Country For Girls

“Delicious fun! Knife Skills for Beginners is both intriguing and mouth-watering, starring a charming hero you’ll want as your best friend.” —Tess Gerritsen, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast

“If you love food, a juicy murder and a rollicking read, Orlando Murrin serves up the perfect recipe.” ―William Sitwell, food writer and restaurant critic

“A triumph!! Intriguing, clever, funny - a...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9798894867403
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
DURATION 12 Hours

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