The Sourdough Wars (Rebecca Schwartz Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Julie Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1993 | Series: Rebecca Schwartz Mysteries

When the heir to the Martinelli family's renowned sourdough starter is murdered before they were to auction it off, Rebecca Schwartz is determined to discover if he died for a handful of dough. The more she sifts through the tangled relationships of the city's bread-making dynasties, though, the closer she gets to the recipe for murder....

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this second fast-paced Rebecca Schwartz mystery, rival bakers compete for a batch of sourdough starter, and the staff of life becomes the stuff of death.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Inside Flap

When the heir to the Martinelli family's renowned sourdough starter is murdered before they were to auction it off, Rebecca Schwartz is determined to discover if he died for a handful of dough. The more she sifts through the tangled relationships of the city's bread-making dynasties, though, the closer she gets to the recipe for murder.... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Ivy Books (November 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0804198071
• ISBN-13: 978-0804198073
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,513,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Author of the Skip Langdon and Talba Wallis mystery series; Edgar-winner; New Orleans resident.

Also founder of www.booksBnimble.com, an electronic publishing start-up, and author of the YA paranormal adventure, CURSEBUSTERS!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars San Francisco, food, and murder! What more do you need?, February 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Sourdough Wars (A Rebecca Schwartz Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of my favorite mysteries. I love San Francisco and its wonderful sourdough bread, but that's only part of the attraction for this mystery.

The characters really pull you into this book They're so real...you get to know them and their quirks quickly. Rebecca Schwartz is a self-described "Jewish feminist lawyer" who becomes involved in a legal tangle over a top-secret sourdough starter sample. The tangle turns into murder, and Rebecca, her law partner, and her investigative reporter boyfriend are up to their necks in the action.

A good mystery with great characters...you almost hate to see it end! Fortunately, Julie Smith has penned a few other Rebecca Schwartz mysteries that are good reads, also. I just wish she'd write more!

5.0 out of 5 stars culinary murder, December 6, 2008

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This review is from: The Sourdough Wars (Hardcover)

Not only is this a great murder mystery, but you get to learn something as well. The book, in the course of the murder investigation goes into the history and the making of sourdough bread. This is one of Julie Smith better mysteries.