Between a Wok and a Dead Place
Between a Wok and a Dead Place by Leslie Budewitz is a culinary mystery published by Seventh Street Books on July 18, 2023. This edition spans 236 pages and is written in English. The story follows Pepper Reece, the owner of a spice shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, as she navigates the excitement of the Lunar New Year festival. However, the festive atmosphere takes a dark turn when her friend Roxanne discovers a man’s body in a long-closed hotel, prompting Pepper to delve into a web of secrets and unanswered questions.
Readers will find Pepper grappling with not only the mystery surrounding the man’s death but also her own personal challenges, including her relationship with her boyfriend Nate, who is away fishing. As she investigates the Gold Rush Hotel and its hidden past, Pepper encounters obstacles that complicate her search for the truth. The narrative intertwines elements of culinary culture and amateur sleuthing, set against the backdrop of a vibrant festival. This edition invites readers to join Pepper on her journey through intrigue and discovery, all while managing the demands of her spice shop.
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It’s the Lunar New Year, and fortunes are about to change.
Pepper Reece, owner of the Spice Shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, loves a good festival, especially one serving up tasty treats. So what could be more fun than a food walk in the city’s Chinatown–International District, celebrating the Year of the Rabbit?
But when her friend Roxanne stumbles across a man’s body in the Gold Rush, a long-closed residential hotel, questions leap out. Who was he? What was he doing in the dust-encrusted herbal pharmacy in the hotel’s basement? Why was the pharmacy closed up—and why are the owners so reluctant to talk?
With each new discovery, Pepper finds herself asking new questions and facing more brick walls.
Then questions arise about Roxanne and her relationship to Pepper’s boyfriend Nate, away fishing in Alaska. Between her worries and her struggle to hire staff at the Spice Shop, Pepper has her hands and her heart full. Still, she can’t resist the lure of the Gold Rush and its tangled history of secrets and lies stretching back nearly a century.
But the killer is on her tail, driven by hidden demons and desires. As Pepper begins to expose the long-concealed truth, a bigger question emerges: Can she uncover the secrets of the Gold Rush Hotel without being pushed from the wok into the fire?
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