The Cookbook - a novel

A fun mystery story about a young woman who discovers shocking secrets in a family cook book. Clean fiction with action, adventure, and romance.

De: Cass Tell

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Enjoy this captivating and delightful novel from the author of The SAVANT, and Dance With POETIC Sea. What if your grandmother’s old Betty Crocker cookbook contained mysterious messages that shockingly changed your life? For Kate Miller all is perfect. She is falling in love with the ideal man while advancing in her professional career. Then her neat and ordered life crashes. She receives a strange email from her deceased grandmother. Coupled with this, her apartment is burgled and her cookbooks are stolen, the ones she was instructed to preciously guard. After hiring a quirky private detective she goes on a quest that leads to an impossible truth. This exciting action thriller is interlaced with memories of tastes, smells, and laughter in the kitchen, and how a grandmother lovingly prepared a young girl to face enormous challenges. Not only did Kate learn the craft of cooking, but she also acquired the values from old-world traditions. These savory breaks in the story provide unusual twists not typically found in bestseller action-thriller novels. Those lessons from her grandmother, passed from one generation to the next, give Kate the strength to face powerful forces. At times, she recklessly takes risks that almost seem like a death wish. While solving one mystery after another, she is led on a journey of self-discovery by having to ask hard questions about her past. What is this absurd game her grandmother is playing and for what purpose? Is her past just an illusion? And, why are these malevolent people intent on extracting some unknown truth from her? What is the secret found in the cook book? There are unique and unexpected rewards with this book. Recipes for dishes in the novel are found on the author’s website, thereby prolonging the pleasant memories of the story. Kate is a gourmet cook and you can recreate her delectable delights, whether for a special candlelight dinner for two or for an entire family. ‘The Cookbook’ carries themes of romance and love, and of faith and hope as it explores the limits of how much trust one gives to others. When the world is against you, how can you survive and conquer? One reviewer wrote, “This book is like a superb meal. It’s a wonderful mix of the pleasures of cooking and the enjoyment of an action read. In a new normal world of face masks, hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, and paper towels, here is a book that brings delight to the kitchen. In the midst of using your bread machine, slow cooker, tortilla press, hand mixer, or instant pot, take a break. Sit back in your office chair with a cup of coffee or fit tummy tea and relax with The Cookbook. One can only say, ‘Bon Appetit!’” Cass Tell is the author of numerous novels and free short stories covering various themes and genres The Cookbook is one of his exciting action stories with a bit of romance. The author’s other novels go in different directions. His book, The SAVANT is a fun and delightful story about a gifted boy who discovers he can see future events. It explores the fate of the world and covers deeper ideas of spirituality and prophecy such as found in fantasy stories like Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Another of his novels, Dance With POETIC Sea, is the story of a quest for meaning and an exploration of wisdom and worldviews. Packed with poetry, art, and philosophy, this prime story contains Christian themes and provides a profound reading experience. If you love an adrenaline driven escape found in a fun mystery action story and want a deal of the day, this is it. The COOKBOOK is one of the publisher’s best sellers, available as an Amazon Kindle ebook or paperback.