Which newspaper column should you write if you love sports and eat bologna every night? Even though she has zero skills in the kitchen, Jordan McAllister fills in for the Kitchen Kupboard culinary reporter in hopes of becoming the sports reporter in small town Ranchero, Texas. Her first restaurant assignment ends with a handbag full of foie gras and a murdered waiter. As a suspect in the case...but also as a victim of threats and an apartment break-in, Jordan attempts to discover the killer's identity.
Throughout the mystery, Jordan is helped by her quirky group of apartment friends and a good-looking newcomer to Ranchero. The humorous camaraderie and caring shared by her neighbors is hilariously touching. Despite the admonition, "Can't you hear the music, you moron?" ringing in her head, Jordan heads into scary situations while her friends help save her. Readers will enjoy the suspense and comic dialogue. Some mystery heroines are a whiz in the kitchen, but Jordan's lack of culinary skills and collection of idiosyncratic, loyal friends will endear her to readers. Teens and adults will have fun reading this first book in the new Clueless Cook series.
Jordan McAllister doesn't know the first thing about food,
but filling in for the culinary reporter at the Ranchero
Globe is better than writing personals. She's convinced the
weekly Kitchen Kupboard report will bring her closer to the
coveted sports column--as long as she doesn't let on that
she can't cook herself out of a box of macaroni and
cheese.
Her first assignment is reviewing the new steakhouse in
town. But she never should have ordered that foie gras--or
hidden it in her purse. Back home she finds that she has
ruined her friend's beautiful handbag, but that's nothing
compared to finding her waiter from the steak house
murdered outside her door--with her name and number in his
pocket. Now Jordan is the prime suspect as well as the main
course on the murder menu.
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