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Dead as Dirt - by W M Akers (Paperback)

Name: Dead as Dirt - by W M Akers (Paperback)
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Lovable, snarky food critic Bernice Black returns to solve the bombing of NYC's hottest vegetarian restaurant, Dirt, in W.M. Akers' follow up to USA Today bestselling To Kill a Cook ("A delectably unhinged mystery" --Kirkus) Bernice Black is trying to enjoy life--(cautiously) dating Susan, writing for the St. Mark's Arch, and enduring the health food craze taking over downtown Manhattan.
About the Author: W.M. Akers is a novelist, playwright, and game designer.
432 Pages
Fiction, Mystery & Detective

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Lovable, snarky food critic Bernice Black returns to solve the bombing of NYC's hottest vegetarian restaurant, Dirt, in W.M. Akers' follow up to USA Today bestselling To Kill a Cook ("A delectably unhinged mystery" --Kirkus)

Bernice Black is trying to enjoy life--(cautiously) dating Susan, writing for the St. Mark's Arch, and enduring the health food craze taking over downtown Manhattan. Between fruitarian cafés, restaurants cooking only with cider vinegar, and dessert menus made entirely of unsalted nuts, Bernice is ready to give up on food writing altogether.

Then Dirt opens. The food is incredible, the chef is magnetic, and Bernice quickly becomes obsessed with both. But when the restaurant explodes (literally) and owner/chef Muriel Blood turns up dead, Bernice finds herself chasing another murder mystery--one tied to Susan's past. And when Susan disappears, things get very personal.

W.M. Akers' Dead as Dirt is a gritty, laugh-out-loud mystery about food, obsession, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

About the Author

W.M. Akers is a novelist, playwright, and game designer. H He is the author of To Kill a Cook, Critical Hit, Westside, and Westside Saints; the creator of the bestselling games Deadball: Baseball With Dice and Comrades: A Revolutionary RPG; and the curator of the history newsletter Strange Times. He lives in Philadelphia, but hasn't traded in his Mets cap yet.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.19 Inches (W) x 1.09 Inches (D)

Weight: .81 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 432

Genre: Fiction

Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Theme: Women Sleuths

Format: Paperback

Author: W M Akers

Language: English

Street Date: July 6, 2027

TCIN: 1014627825

UPC: 9798217044887

Item Number (DPCI): 247-65-4522

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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