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Dive into this NEW Old Forge Cafe Mystery featuring a cook-turned-detective and a maître d’ under suspicion
Series: An Old Forge Café Mystery
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The Chilterns are at their best in May, and The Old Forge Cafe is flourishing. This success leads Charlie to consider furniture that matches the standards set by her menu. This thought persuades her to take on a job for a wealthy local businessman who suspects...
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Murder is closer than chef Charlie Hunter expects when she's trying to help the victim of a charming predator in the next installment in the Old Forge Cafe series.
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The Chilterns are at their best in May, and The Old Forge Cafe is flourishing. This success leads Charlie to consider furniture that matches the standards set by her menu. This thought persuades her to take on a job for a wealthy local businessman who suspects that his daughter has fallen for a man who is not only a gold-digger but also a murderer.
To Charlie's surprise, she knows him—he's the Maitre d' at the Michelin-starred restaurant at the other end of the village. Does his charm conceal a killer?
Series: An Old Forge Café Mystery
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ISBN: 9781835011195
Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 November 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Alex Coombs was born in Lambeth in South London, studied Arabic at Oxford and Edinburgh Universities, and is a qualified chef. Alex lives in the Chilterns.
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