Comments about "The Chef Who Died Sautéing"

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I read your book over the weekend and loved it! ... I usually dislike books which are described as funny and very often don't find them funny, but your books is a huge exception. In fact, I don't think the book itself is funny. What makes it work is that the people in the book are funny. That's what I want most from my mysteries: great people to be with while we work through the puzzle. You provided that in spades. I want to hang out with those people... . Work hard on the next one!

Sandy Herman, Indiana

I just finished The Chef Who Died Sautéing and was about to e-mail you and demand the next Ariel Quigley book!! I loved it! Please write quickly! You are excellent story-tellers and I love the characters and the local setting (I live in Arlington). And I can't wait to buy your non-fiction book about ghosts as well!

Caroline Craig, Arlington

Psychology Today reports that we can draw strength from stories, that seeing a conflict resolved on the page ‘is good for the body as well as the soul.’ This is particularly significant when we’re talking about mysteries such as The Chef Who Died Sautéing, wherein the conflict is resolved not only with satisfaction but with humor.”

Pat Carr, author of "If We Must Die", "Sonachi", "The Women in the Mirror", and other books, Elkins, Arkansas

“Indigenous people of the earth teach that we human beings actually have nine senses but only use five of them. Now comes Ariel Quigley, heroine of The Chef Who Died Sautéing. She is certain to please these Native people as she taps into the spirit world to solve ‘who done it’. There is also a saying among these peoples that you should never trust someone unless you ‘see their teeth’ in a smile. Ariel and her fellow characters all show plenty of teeth with a well-developed sense of humor (tenth sense?) that is engaging and fun. This is a murder mystery and a heroine for the twenty-first century.”

Celinda Reynolds Kaelin, author of "Journey Song" and "Dancing with Eagles and Condors", Twin Creek Ranch, Florissant, Colorado

“Good police procedurals. A fun, fast read!”

Amy Bertsch, Public Information Officer, Alexandria Police Department, Alexandria, Virginia

“Everyone in theater knows there are ghosts—the backstage of a theater always has one or two! But reading about Ariel Quigley’s encounters with them gives us all permission to interact with them, should we choose to do so. This book is also full of bright, flamboyant characters—just the kind I like to have on stage.”

Aileen McCulloch, Artistic Director, Vagabond Acting Troupe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, winner of a 2003 Barrymore Award for excellence in theater

Right up to the disclosure of the murderer I didn't know who it was! There were convincing possibilities throughout the story. And at one point during reading the book, I was so enjoying the personalities of the characters that I realized I hadn't bothered yet to think about "who dunn it?"! I sincerely hope that Ariel returns, with all the same characters, as I want to know more about what's happened to them.

Maureen Ann Milligan, Houston

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