Late in 1901 Auguste Didier and his Russian bride, Princess Tatiana, are visiting the Yorkshire seat of the long-established Tabor family for a gala ball the king has promised to attend. Lady Priscilla Tabor is devoted to the heritage of the household and, determined that tobacco will not sully h...
Accused of poisoning a man with the mushrooms he prepared the night of the murder, chef Auguste Didier is forced to investigate the crime himself in order to clear his name.
This is one of my favourites in Amy Myers's series about Auguste Didier, the French chef who wants to be left in peace to get on with the cooking, but keeps getting involved in murders. In this installment, Auguste is persuaded to take a temporary job as chef at the Old King Cole music hall, in r...
Master Chef at Plum's, the English gentleman's club, Auguste Didier is determined never to play at detective again, untill the day that women are allowed into the hallowed portals to watch the ceremony of Plum's Passing. A rat is left on a dining table, death threats are made and obscene letters ...
In this festive addition to the Auguste Didier series of murder mysteries, Auguste is persuaded to take a job as manager of Cranton's Hotel during the Christmas season, when a mixed party of guests are staying there for the Christmas holidays. Naturally, wherever Auguste goes, murder cannot be fa...
A sumptuous dinner turns deadly in this Edwardian mystery introducing master chef and amateur detective Auguste Didier - and featuring the charismatic Prince of Wales himself. Only a dinner of first-class excellence can tempt the Prince of Wales to endure the ordeal of being president of the Soci...