William and Mary Books

Science fiction fans of alternate history settings will want to place Harry Turtledove, et.al.'s Worlds That Weren't anthology high on their reading lists: it provides four novellas by Turtledove, Stirling, Gentle and Williams, each featuring a well-developed alternate world from 1452 Constantinople to a mysterious Old World figure stalking Tombstone. Each makes for a diverse, well-developed alternate to traditional history settings.

These four alternate-history novellas made an appetite-whetting introduction for me, a newbie to alternate history.

In Turtledove's "The Daimon," Socrates looks on in dismay as a great Greek general, Alkibiades, flouts politically-motivated criminal charges against him and parlays victory in one battle - a battle which, in "real" history, was lost - into a position of unmatched power in Athens. Once on this pedestal, however, Alkibiades resorts to the same murderous tactics used by his old foes.

Gentle's fifteenth-century heroine in "The Logistics of Carthage" followed her son to war, discovered that she preferred a soldier's life to a prostitute's, and joined a company of European mercenaries. Now, her company finds itself stranded on the coast of North Africa with a corpse they cannot bury because of a religious dispute. During a tense and bloody standoff, Yolande has what she believes are visions, but which are actually glimpses of the future 500 years hence. This was the least satisfactory story, as it seemed not to have much of a point. It might make more sense to fans of Gentle's "Ash" series.

In "The Last Ride of German Freddie," Williams plunks German philosopher Frederich Nietzsche onto the dusty streets of 1881 Tombstone, Arizona and pits him against the Earp brothers. Nietzsche tries his hand at some trigger-assisted social engineering at the OK Corral. But is it really social engineering, or merely the vengefulness of a man thwarted in love?

With Shikhari in Galveston, Stirling brings us the most inventive and fully-realized of these four universes: a radically different present-day Earth that, in the nineteenth century, saw her population slashed and much of her land rendered scarcely habitable by a catastrophic heavenly bombardment. The British Empire still reigns - albeit not supremely - over much of what remains. A British officer and his Indian servant travel to the wilds of southern Texas for a hunting expedition, and, rather than hunting for trophies, find themselves fighting for their lives against an adversary unlike any they ever imagined.

Those who, like me, are new to alternate history, or just not well versed in the real history behind the fiction, will benefit from first reading the afterword accompanying each novella.

Four very varied alternative-history novellas:

In "The Daimon", Harry Turtledove lets Socrates guide Alcibiades in Athens' wars with Syracuse and Sparta. Well written, with lots of historical details. (Including a cameo by a teen-age Plato.) Definitely the best of the four.

In "Shikari in Galveston" S. M. Stirling takes a gallant officer from his Peshawar Lancers through a dashing adventure against cannibals in a post-Fall South-East America. Light, fun, fast reading.

In "The Logistics of Carthage", Mary Gentle describes a minor incident in an alternative medieval (Arian) North Africa, which is apparently part of the backplot to her novel "Ash". Unfortunately this rather drags as a standalone story, with a great deal of emotional agonizing and very slow plot movement.

In "The Last Ride of German Freddie", Walter Jon Williams gives us Friedrich Nietzsche in the Gunfight at the OK Corral. A little slow, but an amusing look at Nietzsche applying his philosophy in the old West.

if you've got time to kill it's good enough, it's not their best work though

This collection presents standalone alternative history novellas by Harry Turtledove and Walter Jon Williams, along with works by S.M. Stirling and Mary Gentle set in pre-established alternate universes. Generally, while all four stories are well-written (and, in Gentle's case, extremely well-written), none of them except William's piece are exceptional.

Turtledove's "The Daimon" takes the most literal turning point of the four: Socrates' decision not to accompany the Athenian invaders to Scicily. By sending Socrates on that expedition, Turtledove sets in motion a believable chain of events that lead, of course, to a very different outcome. Turtledove is at his best, a refreshing break from the anemic, repetitive writing found in his various series. My only complaint is that the story ends where it probably should begin.

Stirling's "Shakari in Galveston" takes place in the "Peshawar Lancers" world, in which a heavenly body struck the Earth in the 1870s, leaving climate change, famine, and cannibalism in its wake. That novel is first rate, and so is this story. "Shakari" presents an expedition in semi-civilized, cannibal-plagued post-Fall Texas. The hallmark Stirling Gothic horror is in check, as is the gratuitous sex that often mars Stirling's work. The story's exciting, but it's the weakest of the four novellas. Stirling might have been better off choosing the Mexican "high culture" or the ascendant Native Americans, rather than degnerated Americans, as his subject matter. And, few readers havent't read "Peshawar" will fully appreciate this story.

The same is true of Gentle's "The Logistics of Carthage." This story demands an understanding of "Ash: A Secret History." In that universe (according to Gentle's afterword), the Visigoths sacked Carthage rather than the Vandals. This, among other things, changed the nature of Christianity, the Ottomans, and any number of other things. It's pretty hard to figure out if, like me, you haven't read "Ash." This is (almost) beside the point given the strength of Gentle's characterization. She is a superior writer. "Logistics" features a female soldier and a sympathetic male comrade. They are caught in a tinderbox ignited when another soldier, also female, is denied burial by local Christian hardnoses. The bizarre ways in which this drama plays out make up the story.

Williams' "The Last Ride of German Freddie" is far and away the best of the four novellas. Set in Tombstone, Arizona, "German Freddie" is everything a novella should be -- long enough to be interesting, and satisfying as a self-contained story. It's a surprise to find out who the titular character is, and from that point forward it's pure drama. It's impossible to describe the action without using spoilers. One interesting fact, and an irony given the subject matter, is the appearance that nothing really changes as the result of the divergence.

Hot-Air Henry, written by Mary Calhoun (Morrow Junior Books, 1981), tells of a curious Siamese cat by the name of Henry. Henry's quest for adventure leads him to pilot a hot air balloon by himself. Intending on becoming a stowaway while his family takes lessons, Henry accidentally fires up the burner and lifts off into the sky. An eagle and geese complicate Henry's plans for landing safely, and the story will keep young readers on the edge. The novelty of a cat operating a hot air balloon is enjoyable, as are the images of Henry perched on the side of the basket, high above the ground. Children will be engaged in Henry's adventure and be able to relate to his curious nature. Erick Ingraham's marvelous illustrations depict a wintry mountain landscape and realistic scenes of a family and their pet cat. Hot-Air Henry is worth a read, both for the beautiful illustrations and the high-flying adventures of Henry.

Great book for any cat lover

author of "Hobo Finds A Home"

My daughter and I love the Henry books. Each one of this author's books are fun and enjoyable for both the parent and the child. We also love the artwork in the books. Henry the Cat is a fun character for all children to enjoy.

Fun book which I share with the children as I also have a siamese cat.

I liked Hot-Air Henry because it was funny how the cat took the hot-air baloon and flew it by it's self. I liked it because the author really describes how the cat feels. I think it's neat how the author gave the cat and other animals some human characteristics. One thing that I think they could would be to make the story longer and have the cat run into more problems.

I've been an MT for years, and even worked as an IC for many of those years, but needed new information on contracts, liability insurance, and HIPPA compliance. Found it all in this book....and more. I think it's a great reference!

Probably the most common reason to purchase this book is to gain information about becoming an independent medical transcriptionist, but I really was disappointed with this book as far as that is concerned. Technology and medicine both advance and change on a daily basis which leaves this book, printed in 2002, in somewhat of a dark age, especially now that the most cost effective, time efficient, and popular way of transferring all sorts of data is electronically.

While there is some good information in this book, I don't think the amount of information that is relevant is worth the price. Most of this stuff can be found on the internet more accurately than in the pages of this book.

I read this bokk, this to to let all you people related to Medical Transcription that this book is great. Has useful material for Medical Transcriptionists. Book gose into details on setting up and becoming a good Medical Transcriptionist. This book is being kept in our library and we will ask all our Trsnscriptionist to read it and but it, as it has useful tips. ...

This book can be informative at times but most of the time, I felt like I was reading the book version of the home shopping channel. If you're already a transcriptionist, you don't need this book. And if you're a newbie, The Medical Transcription Career Handbook has more and better eye-openers to help you get started.

Despite being revised in 2002, much of the information in this book is still quite dated. For example, it still assumes WordPerfect is the standard for word processing software, and it talks about upgrading your computer to a 486!! Not sure what they did in that 2002 revision... Given how behind the times the book is, it is of limited usefulness. However, there are some good sections and it is a reasonable general overview of setting up your own independent transcription service.

I love Lonely Planet books. I use them extensively when traveling or planning to travel. They help bring a lot of fun to travel.

This is an adequate guide, but was disappointing in a few areas. Firstly, it is not geared to someone making a comprehensive West Africa trip but rather reads like a collection of individual country guides. It's OK if you are going to just fly in a hang out in a single country, but planning cross border itineraries is a chore. There could be better integration for the area.

Secondly, using the maps and references to them is a bit taxing. Place names that would likely be obsure to the reader are presented in the text without specifying country or area; the only way to figure out where or how is to scan maps randomly for some idea of specifically where they are talking about. Place names are often referred to with different spellings, or more colloquially, in the text than on the maps, making finding them once again a tiring guessing game. There is a lack of consistency. Beyond that, the maps are small and lacking in detail. In other words, you can sort it all out, but this guide makes you work harder than you should have to. You get the feeling that it needed to be proofed once more.

I agree with the accusations of ethnocentrism mentioned previously, but I've grown used to it in LP guides, and in a way appreciate seeing the author's predjudices up front.

Use this guide and you'll have a fine trip, I think, but you'll spend too many hours wrestling logistic details from the text when you could be perusing the fun stuff.

I use LP, Rough Guide, and Moon guides alternately when I travel. Actually, I usually buy all three, study them all before departure, and take the one I think is most useful. I have not found any one brand to be consistently better or worse, it varies by area and author. In this case I think the Rough Guide is much better. It very neatly addresses all my reservations above, and with a better layout.

Indeed, this book ("Lonely Planet West Africa") did a good job in outlining many of the popular tourist attractions that are located in this Sub-Saharan region of Africa. I also appreciated its details on several tourists' trails, accomodations, means of transportation, and so on. However, I was very disappointed to note that (just like the "Lonely Planet Africa on a Shoestring") this book is full of discouraging comments. Some of the phrases Lonely Planet used in this book are quite offensive.
For sure, most foreigners who travel to (West) African countries are not expecting to see a paradise, but that does not mean that there is no better way of presenting real and imaginary negative thoughts. This book is smeared by terms and phrases, which I consider derogatory to both (West) Africa and (West) Africans. As a result of this, I will never recommend it to anyone until there is a change of heart by Lonely Planet in subsequent editions.

This book is practically the bible for W. Africa travel. I lived and worked in W. Africa for 3 years (2 years as a Peace Corps volunteer) and I never went anywhere without consulting LP. The information is as accurate as anything out there. It offers you suggested itineraries and "off the beaten path" suggestions as well as the traditionally touristy destinations. Many parts are less objective than other parts and the writers tend to harp on corruption. But W. Africa is a pretty corrupt place in general. If you don't like the editorial sections, skip 'em, the info you need is still there.

I once said I would never buy a Lonely Planet guide again, so disappointed I was with their Iceland and Greenland book which was poorly researched, inaccurate and full of rabid anti-American rhetoric.

For my trip to Ghana, it was, however, a choice of only three books available: a semiprofessional Bradt's Ghana (not a guidebook really, more an amateurish newsletter), supremely boring Rough Guide or Lonely Planet. I bought them all in the name of research.

I would say Lonely Planet is best of them all, although certain chapters preaching about evil ways of Western capitalism still reek of Lonely Planet's self-appointed role of bettering the world. Quite annoying, really, and in many cases hypocritical, coming from a lean-and-mean profit-making publishing house.

Most facts about travel, eating, accommodation, etc are accurate and well-researched, although as usual information to someone with a bit bigger budget is very fragmented.

They could give more information about useful websites for both ticket booking and accommodation.

Overall, if you are only buying one book for West Africa, this is the one. If you can get two - buy the Rough Guide as well: it may be boring and cultural information reads as if it was written by your local tax office, but you will get many additional addresses and phone numbers.

If you are not into the Kaplan format or don't have time this is the book for you. The chapter are short and to the point. You can maximize your Board score by looking at the chapters in Biostats (guaranteed to ghave at least 2 questions per block on this subject). Look into it and if you need a bit more details I suggest either the Goljan High Yield Notes or Kaplan Behavioral Sciences.

Covers everything you need to know in under 100 pages. Really easy read. Can be read in a day or two and will increase your behavioral science scores on the USMLE significantly!

Nice text; well-written, but the ridiculous index makes this somewhat of a joke. Whoever wrote the index (looks author-generated?) doesn't know the purpose/function of an index.

The book was too "wordy". It used a lot of words to say the same thing over and over, to perhaps fill pages for a publisher.

The book description and some of the reviews do not refer to this text. The book primarily reviews development of theory and then presents an overview of various nursing grand and middle range theories, followed by theories from biological, behavioral, education, management, and sociology that are useful and applicable to nursing.

This book was easy to understand and contained clear practice problems. During my first semester of nursing school('07), the book helped to understand the different conversions, and I able to pass the drug calculation test. It also offers a laminated conversion sheet that was helpful during class and study sessions. It has three different units. The first unit contains basic math review, which can help any student to review important math problems that is basis for understanding drug calculations. The second unit goes into the different measurement systems, which is important for understanding drug administration. The third unit is the most important part of the book, which goes into drug calculations for oral, parenteral, IV, critical-care, solutions, and pediatic care. It is thorough book, and gives detailed instructions on how to solve a specific problem. It offers end of chapter reviews, and answer section to evaluate your work.

Every page of this book was in perfect condition.

Very, very pleased with the book! It was practically new!

As a new nursing student I have found this book very useful. There is a very comprehensive introduction which allows the student to relearn some of the math skills that may have been lost over the year. I also really like the fact that the book comes with a removable laminated card with conversions on it. I'm sure that this will come in quite handy when I begin my clinicals.
My only real complaint is that I have found a couple of mistakes in the fifth edition. I found at least two mistake in the answers provided for the chapter review on apothecaries' measurements. I would recommend that the publisher check their material a little better so as to prevent confusion for students.

A great little book which is user friendly and concise.I would recommend it for any nurse wanting to learn more about drug calculations ! It gets the thumbs up rating !!

1.32 - 16.84 (1.32 minus 16.84) is a negative number (-15.52)! Not +15.52! (See page 47). When you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, the result is ALWAYS negative number. This book makes this same mistake over and over! See pages 29,30,31,32, 34, and I'll bet there is more! Nurses watch out! Do not use bad math! How did the publisher release this book with out reviewing the math?

I use this textbook in my AP US II class, and I've found while trying to study from it that is almost too comprehensive. However, I particularly enjoy the 'How do historians know' sections of the text because I think it adds an element of realism to the text, as does the story of a person or persons at the beginning of each chapter. All in all, I think the 'Norton' (as we have dubbed it at school) is the perfect textbook for an AP History course.

We use this as the main text in my US History AP course. It's a good, fairly comprehensive, yet easy to read text.

My students really enjoyed this textbook because it was so inclusive of all American heritages. It is up-to-date with current trends in American history and has a little bit of everything your students might be interested in.

Though this book is well written, there is a newer edition out. If you need it for class, you probably are gonna need the seventh edition. Other then that, it still contains a few useful maps and charts, covering through the 1990s... It could serve as a decent enough reference, but the bottom line here is that there is a newer version.

I used this textbook as a junior in high school and recently purchased a later edition. Although the wonderful charts plotting the states and electoral numbers of the Presidential elections are long gone it is still a great reference book on our nations history.

I've tried a lot of NCLEX Reviewer and I would recommend the Lippincott Review Series as an excellent reviewer for those of you who wanted to study for the NCLEX exam. The way it is presented makes you understand most nursing concept even the difficult ones becomes easier. After using this books you could answer most review questions even those from other NCLEX review books.

I've tried a lot of NCLEX Reviewer and I would recommend the Lippincott Review Series as an excellent reviewer for those of you who wanted to study for the NCLEX exam. The way it is presented makes you understand most nursing concept even the difficult ones becomes easier. After using this books you could answer most review questions even those from other NCLEX review books.

I am an instructor in pediatric nursing in an RN program, and I reviewed this book and found dozens of typographical, editorial, and content errors, which were submitted to the publisher. The content errors were few, but the other mistakes in editing show that this book was put together rather poorly and hurriedly. I would NOT recommend reading this in place of class notes or textbook. Doing so will be career suicide. Helpful for those studying for the CPN exam or a final exam for class, but only if you identify the content errors in the book.

I can honestly say that this book was responsible for a 1/4 of our pediatric students failing the class. I am not sure if our professors were familiar with the book, but the fact is that the material presented here is way too simplified and the fact that Barbara from Tennessee got through the class without ever opening the textbook really scares me to death. There is nothing wrong with using study aides but for the love of your clients don't rely 100% on them, you're going to find yourself having your rear-end handed to you one day and possibly losing your license.

This book got me an A in peds! I followed this book in class and never opened my textbook! There are several more in the series and all are wonderful. Bravo, Lippincott. I keep the book for reference now.

I should have received this a month ago. Now amazon says that the item was refunded. I never requested or authorized a refund. This is lame. I will likely never use amazon again because of this.

This one is sure to ruffle some feathers! An entirely new way of looking at Mary Magdalene and the ORMUS phenomena. Provocative and scandalous. Be prepared for a great deal of controversy and outrage. It isn't just another watered-down poke at Mary Magdalene. The information spans several thousands of years leading up to the period of the birth of Mary Magdalene, the Jesus movement and the early beginnings of the ORMUS phenomena. Looks like a lot of historical, academic and speculative research went into the preparation for the book. The ORMUS aspect was intriguing. I was fascinated at the prospect of Mary Magdalene having been an alchemist and high-priestess of the Temple of Hathor. --Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed--The Shadow of Solomon: The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed--Genesis of the Grail Kings: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus--The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an Extraterrestrial god--Gateways: Earth Chronicles--Journeys to the Mythical Past (Earth Chronicles Expeditions)--The Mystic Symbol: Mark of the Michigan Mound Builders

This one is sure to ruffle some feathers! An entirely new way of looking at Mary Magdalene and the ORMUS phenomena. Provocative and scandalous. Be prepared for a great deal of controversy and outrage. It isn't just another watered-down poke at Mary Magdalene. The information spans several thousands of years leading up to the period of the birth of Mary Magdalene, the Jesus movement and the early beginnings of the ORMUS phenomena. Looks like a lot of historical, academic and speculative research went into the preparation for the book. The ORMUS aspect was intriguing. I was fascinated at the prospect of Mary Magdalene having been an alchemist and high-priestess of the Temple of Hathor.

A book written for intelligent people! Magnificent at so many levels! A pioneering work: Rating 5 stars!

This magnificent work by William Hearth is sure to ruffle some feathers! A book for intelligent readers. William Hearth's perspective pioneers an entirely new way of viewing Mary Magdalene and the ORMUS phenomena. Provocative and scandalous. Be prepared for a great deal of controversy and outrage. It isn't just another watered-down poke at Mary Magdalene. The information spans several thousands of years leading up to the period of the birth of Mary Magdalene, the Jesus movement and the early beginnings of the ORMUS phenomena. Looks like a lot of historical, academic and speculative research went into the preparation for the book. The ORMUS aspect was intriguing. I was fascinated at the prospect of Mary Magdalene having been an alchemist and high-priestess of the Temple of Hathor. See also The Alchemy Key by Stuart Nettleton -- The Grail Enigma: Bloodline of the Holy Grail: The Hidden Lineage of Jesus Revealed--The Shadow of Solomon: The Lost Secret of the Freemasons Revealed--Genesis of the Grail Kings: The Explosive Story of Genetic Cloning and the Ancient Bloodline of Jesus--The Lost Book of Enki: Memoirs and Prophecies of an Extraterrestrial god--Gateways: Earth Chronicles--Journeys to the Mythical Past (Earth Chronicles Expeditions)--The Mystic Symbol: Mark of the Michigan Mound Builders

Reviewed by Josef F. Buenker for Reader Views (2/08)

"Roux Morgue" is the second book involving the protagonist, Mary Ryan. After reading this book, I will definitely be on the lookout for the first installment. In "Roux Morgue," Ms. Ryan, an accomplished pastry chef, takes a job teaching at her alma mater. She has been forced to return to the cooking school because of the murder(s) that occurred in the first book. The author does a good job of weaving in portions of the first book without making the reader feel like he or she is missing some part of the story.

"Roux Morgue" is a very tasty read. The setting in a cooking school makes an interesting and unique venue for a murder mystery, and the author's background as a pastry chef is apparent from her writing. The author weaves several different plot lines through the book, and the ending brings all the different story lines to a satisfying end.

Mary Ryan's Roux Morgue mediocre. Main character whiny and annoying. More gourmet cooking details might have made dull story more interesting. Sorry

After nearly ten years of silence from pastry chef Mary Ryan, she springs back to life in the mystery, Roux Morgue, by Claire M. Johnson. Finding the perfect job for an unemployed chef in San Francisco is never easy, but when you've recently been involved with finding murdered bodies, nobody wants to talk to you. When Chef Mary is offered a teaching position at her alma mater, she thinks her financial worries are over and life has taken a turn for the better.

She should have known better. On her first day back to work, she is urged to take sides in a war between old school and modern school chefs when all she wants to do is keep her head down and cook. Then she's surprised by finding her ex-husband's married best friend in her class. Tensions are high everywhere, even with people she thought were her friends. When one of those friends finds murder on the menu and ends up dead, Chef Mary is forced to step in and lend a hand.

Mixed together in this recipe for death are mobsters, high class European chefs with tempers to match, high priced lawyers, former almost-lovers (yes, plural) and hostile friends. Throw in a few sizzling hormones, the pressures of teaching culinary classes to the clueless, mystery fiancés, and sex scandals. Next, stir everything up with Chef Mary's sleuthing skills, and the result is a witty read with quite a few tasty cooking tips thrown in to leave you hungering for more.

by Rhonda Esakov
for Story Circle Book Reviews
reviewing books by, for, and about women

As an audio critic, I look for a few things when I review an audio presentation. I ask myself such questions like Is the audio production a faithful version of the book? Is the talent on the audio entertaining the audience or is he or she just reading the story?

Christine Williams narrated this unabridged recording with such a lemon zest. The mystery is written in first person. Her narration fills your ears with the humor the book has and sweet sound of mystery. It is like a cake out of the over for your ears. So moist and faithful to the text, but filled with a lightness and texture

Chef Mary Ryan returns to her roots, the cooking school (Ecole D'epicure) that trainned her as a chef. However this time , she is an instructor. However, there is a surf and turf (dont you love these food images) war between old style chefs and their modern day counterparts..and you thought gang wars were bad, Mary is the thick of it.

When one of the Instructor chef's dies of a shelfish reaction but there is no shell fish on the menu..our cooking Nancy Drew starts turning up the detective heat. Stir in a few leads and this mystery is cooking with gas burners on high.


There are a few smelly red herring afoot as the audio listener is treated to a prize winner of a mystery, narrated with a certain tartness. Claire M Johnson's culinary mystery is a special desert for those fans who like a good mystery.

And for those who liked everything wrapped up at the end. This mystery does that with a flair for presentation. The listener is never left with a sour taste in their ears after you have enjoyed this audio meal.

One can wish Blackstone audio can get Christine Williams to narrate the first Mary Ryan mystery and all future novels. This spoken word novel is like an Iron Chef match...and this mystery just grilled Bobby Flay.

So Until Rachel Ray or Paula Dean writes mysteries, go get this production and start cooking!

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

In San Francisco when pastry chef Mary Ryan joined the faculty at her alumni École d'Epicure she was unaware of the internal cold war between the "dinosaurs" and the "young brats". However she plans to avoid the politics by staying neutral as she assumes that should prove easy to achieve.

To her chagrin SFPD Homicide Inspector O'Connor is one of her students. He insists he is on medical leave due to stress, but she fears her stress will go to the sky as she and the married partner of her ex-husband Jim are attracted to one another. Tension escalates between the two cooking blocs as hostilities turn feral when a water fight ignites. Both armed camps demand Mary choose. However, things turn ugly when Chef Allison dies suspiciously; another death follows. Putting on her Nancy Drew hat, Mary investigates death by food poisoning and other culinary murder techniques.

It has been quite a while since Mary starred in BEAT UNTIL STIFF, but the wait for her second culinary cozy is well worth it. The story line is a lighthearted amusing romp as readers obtain a look at the politics of cooking. Mary is a wonderful heroine who wants to stay out of the holy war, but each side insists she commits to them or she belongs to the enemy camp. Fans will appreciate Claire M. Johnson's superb war of the chefs' murder mystery.

Harriet Klausner