Dead Man's Broth

Neil Marshall #5

by Tim Hemlin

TOO MANY COOKS

Houston's culinary luminaries all know each other . . . much too well. Perry Stevens is the city's hot caterer. Magazine publisher Agnes Berryman dishes up the last word on cuisine. And the city's most celebrated kitchen artist is TV chef Sherwood Welles. Suddenly Welles is super-famous--now that he's been brutally murdered. When prime suspect Perry Stevens is arrested, his chef (and part-time sleuth) Neil Marshall swears to hash out the truth.

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

I'm a marathoner, teacher, and have my master's degree in counseling, but it's my passion for the environment that sparked me to write The Wastelanders, a dystopian-clifi published in both e-book and paperback by Reputation Books. I'm represented by Kimberley Cameron of Kimberley Cameron & Associates Literary Agency.

Recently the Muse has kindly allowed me to tap into that creative magic and pen a young adult urban fantasy. If all goes well with the edits and revision, the final draft should be completed by early spring. (Hemingway liked running with the bulls. I enjoy running with the dragons.)

Finally, I've also published the Neil Marshall series of culinary mysteries set in Houston, Texas. These include If Wishes Were Horses, A Whisper of Rage (nominated for a Shamus Award), People in Glass Houses, A Catered Christmas (the one I most enjoyed writing), and Dead Man's Broth.