Saving Irene

A Culinary Mystery

Irene Foxglove wishes she were a French chef. Henrietta James, her assistant, knows she is nothing more than a small-time TV chef on a local Chicago channel. And yet when Irene is threatened, Henny tries desperately to save her, wishing always that “Madame” would tell her the truth - about her marriage, her spoiled daughter, her days in France, the man who threatens her. Henny’s best friend, the gay guy who lives next door, teases her, encourages her, and shares meals with her, even as she wishes for more.

Murder, kidnapping, and some French gossip complicate this mystery, set in Chicago and redolent with the aroma of fine food.

©2020 Judy Alter (P)2020 Judy Alter

Author new to me

Judy Alter is a new author to me and I am glad to have found her. Her style of writing is fun to read. The book is clean and well thought out. I enjoyed the narration too. Toni Alaniz is the narrator for this book and she was wonderful. Great book for a lazy weekend read.