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Claire M. Johnson completed the California Culinary Academy's program for professional chefs in 1983 and worked as a pastry chef in San Francisco and Oakland for eight years. Set in the restaurant world, Roux Morgue is second in the Mary Ryan series. Her first novel, Beat Until Stiff, won the 1999 Malice Domestic Writer's Grant. Ms. Johnson lives in California. www.rouxmorgue.com
Sexual tension, cooking tips and a neatly packaged mystery. All in all, a tasty tale. --Kirkus Reviews Food Channel addicts will enjoy the inside details on cooking school politics, while fans of quirky mysteries will like the outrageous adult behavior on display. --Library Journal A sacher torte of a book, delightfully layered with prose, plot, pace and character. Dig into Roux Morgue immediately! --Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of I Shall Not Want .. .highly amusing action in Johnson's superior second cozy to feature funky pastry chef Mary Ryan... This enjoyable romp should gain Johnson new fans. (starred review)--Publishers Weekly
