Immaculate Reception: A Madeline Bean Culinary Mystery [LARGE PRINT] (Hardcover)

by Jerrilyn Farmer (Author) "The way the sun filtered through the lace curtains, softening the light as it danced upon the Formica-topped table, was beautiful..." (more)
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The Pope is coming to breakfast, and Madeline Bean's got frittatas on the skillet. What a coup for gourmet caterer Mad Bean and her company, the event-planning wizards, chosen to mastermind L.A.'s official welcoming extravaganza. Pulling off the early morning meal for His Holiness, and two thousand high profile bigwigs, sounds like great fun for the unflappable Ms. Bean.

But things quickly go from serene to sinister when a young priest turns up dead in the bed of an uninhibited Hollywood star, and a yellowed page of Latin scrawl, found tucked in an old book of mouthwatering Church recipes, reveals a mysterious Jesuit Brother's shocking past. Even the course of Madeline's ragged love life gets a jolt as charming Xavier Jones, the man who left her at the alter ten years ago, reappears and still won't explain why he bugged out. With the Pope arriving any day, it's up to Madeline to sort out this unholy mess of burnt brioche, tantalizing treasure, pesky naked starlets, and homicidal caterers-or a party that should go down in history could be history before it even begins. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jerrilyn Farmer, the author of seven acclaimed, award-winning Madeline Bean novels, is a TV writer who has written for game shows such as Jeopardy! and Supermarket Sweep, and sketch comedy specials for Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz, Timothy Stack, Cheri Oteri, Tim Meadows, and others. Farmer also teaches mystery writing at the UCLA Extension's Writers Program. She lives in Southern California.

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• Hardcover: 397 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078624755X
• ISBN-13: 978-0786247554
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
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