Friday, April 10, 2015

Blog Tour: Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle by J.A. Lang Givaway fun prize pack



Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle


 by J.A. Lang

 

This British cozy is a fun read , filled with humor and with and murder that will keep you guessing to the end. You will be pulled in from the start and won’t want to stop reading.
~Shelley’s Book Case

…a humorous cozy featuring Chef Maurice and his friend and restaurant critic, Arthur Wordington-Smythe. This is the first book in this series and I LOVE IT!
~Bab’s Book Bistro
 
 
I am enamored of this new series which delivers unique characters in a charming setting with a realistic restaurant background.
~Cozy Up With Kathy





CHEF MAURICE and a Spot of Truffle
by J.A. LANG
Cozy Mystery (British, Culinary)
Number of Pages  228
Release Date: April 7, 2014
There is a free prequel available on Amazon right now. Chef Maurice and the Rather Fishy Tale: A Chef Maurice Mystery Short Story
Synopsis:
It’s autumn in the Cotswolds, and Chef Maurice is facing a problem of mushrooming proportion.
Not only has his wild herb and mushroom supplier, Ollie Meadows, missed his weekly delivery—he’s missing vital signs too, when he turns up dead in the woods near Beakley village.
Soon, Chef Maurice is up to his nose in some seriously rotten business—complete with threatening notes, a pignapping, and an extremely well-catered stake-out.
Can he solve Ollie’s murder before his home-made investigation brings the killer out for second helpings?




About This Author
J.A. Lang is a British mystery writer, and author of the Chef Maurice Mysteries series.
She lives in Oxford, England, with her husband, an excessive number of cookbooks, and a sourdough starter named Bob.


Author Links:
Webpage: www.jalang.net
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/JALang
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JA-Lang-Author/1557634614471851






Purchase Links:

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TOO2QW8/
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00TOO2QW8/
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/ebook/chef-maurice-and-a-spot-of-truffle
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/chef-maurice-and-a-spot-of-truffle-ja-lang/1121687602?ean=2940151553179
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/book/id968424324
Googleplay: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/J_A_Lang_Chef_Maurice_and_a_Spot_of_Truffle?id=7lS0BgAAQBAJ
Goodreads Book link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24955619-chef-maurice-and-a-spot-of-truffle



My review: Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle by J.A. Lang

4 STARS

It makes me want to go hunt for truffles but I probably find the deadly mushrooms instead.  This Chef Maurice character makes me laugh, hungry and want to own a pig.  I like him.  I even went and got the prequel Chef Marurice and the Rather Fishy Tale.

Chef Maurice owns Le Cochon Rouge a restraint in the Cotswolds. He is always eating.  He is curious or plain snoop and passionate about food.
He is out of mushrooms.  His supplier of wild herb and mushrooms has missed his delivery.  He hears that he has something new to bring makes him go to his house. He gets caught going in and taking his order out of the fridge.

food critic Arthur Wordington-Smythe is Maurice good friend.  He is married.  They found a special truffle in his fridge and are determined to find his source.  It is a rare truffle.

The setting for the book is Cotswolds village, England.  We learn a lot about mushrooms and truffles.

Maurice finds a pig that likes truffles and wants to use him.  He really does not like animals but changes.

There are a lot of characters that I do like and want to see more of them.

I was given this ebook to read and in return agreed to give a honest review and be part of Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle.

Giveaway:

Prize: Win a signed copy of Chef Maurice and a Spot of Truffle, as well as an extremely cuddly Pillow Pet Pig (RRP $19.99)!
Open to US and UK residents.
Further details at: http://www.jalang.net/chef-maurice-giveaway/


TOUR PARTICIPANTS
April 8 – Shelley’s Book Case - Review, Interview
April 9 – Babs Book Bistro - Review
April 10 – Cozy Up With Kathy – Review, Interview
April 11 – readalot – Review
April 12 – Melina’s Book Blog  Review
April 13 – Back Porchervations – Review
April 13 – A Chick Who Reads – Review
April 14 – The Gal in the Blue Mask – Review
April 15 – LibriAmoriMiei – Review
April 16 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – Review
April 17 – Tea and A Book – Review, Interview
April 18 – Community Bookstop – Review
April 18 – A Cozy Girl Reads – Review
 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Wow, this looks great! I love British mysteries and can't help wonder what the pig is about. Thanks for the chance!