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    <body><![CDATA[The book following Liquor, which I read earlier this year. Rickey and G-Man have been running their restaurant successfully in New Orleans for several years, even attaining somewhat of a local cult status. Rickey is asked to work as a consultant in Dallas, but doesn't know what lurks under the surfa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/856606">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Prime is the second novel in Brite's New Orleans kitchen/food/restaurant universe. It's two years after the opening of Liquor. G-Man and Rickey are doing okay but Rickey wants to fly on its own and not be in debt still with Lenny. Taking a consulting job that will bring much needed cash, Rickey meet...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3525630">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Still a joy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the sequel to 'Liquor' - its written in a similar format, this time the restaurant in question is a steak house.<br/><br/>This is an OK book, if you liked Liquor then you would probably still enjoy it.  However its both very similar to Liquor, and different in ways that make it worse.  For...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27933990">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty much a rip off of Liquor - there's nothing new or original in it, but if you like Liquor you'll probably still like it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite G-Man and Rickey novel.  It's got love, lust, intrigue, violence - and lots of butter!  What more can you ask for?]]></body>
    
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