The Chef - Hardcover Library Edition Author:James Patterson, Max DiLallo Detective of Major Crimes by day and grill master at the Killer Chef food truck by night, Rooney is a local celebrity in a town where the unusual is usual. In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras, Rooney's reputation with the New Orleans Police Department is tarnished, even as he uncovers evidence that his home town is to be the target of an ... more »attack. Without any backing-past his sharp investigatory instincts and even sharper knife skills, Rooney ventures into parts of the city that tourists never see.
Determined to identify elusive suspects in his quest to save countless innocent lives, Rooney's notoriety proves more liability than asset. And he doesn't have time to spare-mere minutes will determine whether he can properly serve justice or be delivered on a platter himself« less