Roux Morgue, Claire M. Johnson
Roux Morgue, Claire M. Johnson
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Roux Morgue

Author: Claire M. Johnson

Narrator: Christine Williams

Unabridged: 7 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/10/2008

Synopsis

San Francisco pastry chef Mary Ryan is back teaching at her old alma mater, trying to straddle the worlds of both her original mentors and her contemporaries. To make matters worse, Homicide Detective OConnor has enrolled as a student, claiming to be on disability from the San Francisco Police Department. In the middle of this turf war, Mary is confronted by the dean Robert Benson, who tells Mary she must either force Coolie Martin to leave the school or lose her job. Why would Coolies father, a member of the Board of Directors, allow this? But when faculty and staff begin dying, Mary thinks that Coolies forced exit might only be part of a larger, more sinister plot. Acting on a hint from OConnor, Mary contacts the only person who can help her: her nemesis, Thom Woods. Will Mary and Thom uncover the truth before another chef bakes his last pie?

About Claire M. Johnson

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. Her first novel, Beat until Stiff, won the 1999 Malice Domestic Writer’s Grant. She lives in Lafayette, California, with her husband, two children, and numerous animals.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on June 13, 2020

The long awaited second installment in the Mary Ryan San Francisco Bay Area chef saga. This time Mary is unable to find a chef job, a result of the incidents in Beat Until Stiff. She is now teaching at a culinary academy in San Francisco and trying to keep from taking sides in the new vs old chef feu......more

Goodreads review by Bridgette on July 27, 2013

Book two in the Mary Ryan series which picks up a few months after the events of "Beat Until Stiff". After leaving American Fair, the high-end restaurant Mary spent all her waking hours making pastry in, she has decided to return to her alma mater to teach and reinvigorate the love for her craft. We......more

Goodreads review by Lesley on June 19, 2008

*sigh* I really really wanted this to be great. I read Beat Until Stiff, have read other things by her afterwards, and saw her become a really fantastic writer. I did not like the main character at all, so that made it really difficult for me to get into the story. The book is full of a couple of my......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on October 31, 2012

Roux Morgue by Claire M. Johnson is a mystery book. My reason for choosing this was because I find mystery books interesting and well I got a good recommendation about it. The protagonist of the book is Mary Ryan. The antagonist is William Martin. A supporting character is O' Conner and Mellisa Mart......more

Goodreads review by Marianne on September 03, 2016

A well constructed sequel to Beat Until Stiff that kept me turning pages. The paperback edition suffers from a distracting lack of copy editing. As a San Francisco area resident I appreciated the attention to geographic detail. A very intriguing heroine. If more are coming I will definitely read the......more

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