Death du Jour

The Spice Box
...is passed down from chef to chef, generation to generation. It holds favorite recipes, traditions, and secrets from kitchens throughout history. Inside this spice box are authentic recipes from the kitchens of Revolutionary Paris...

Fanny Delarue is a young cook for a wealthy family in the Place Royale. In her heart, she's keeping two fires burning--one for food, and another for her head chef, Henri. Together they feed the household and take lessons from Henri's mentor, Etienne de la Porte, chef to a neighboring mansion.

At the same time, Fanny's trying to ignore the political heat that is building all around her Chefs need to prove that food and cuisine can promote man's equality instead of reinforcing old class divisions, at the risk of losing their jobs...and perhaps their heads. Tempers flare and nerves are strained, until one day, Etienne is found dead under suspicious circumstances. The Place Royale is in tumult, and Fanny must solve the crime before the flames converge on her own future...