02145cam a2200373 i 4500 1038774348 TxAuBib 20231108120000.0 230609s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023026686 9780593437889 hbk. 0593437888 hbk. (OCoLC)1370328526 TxAuBib rda Bowen, Rhys, author Proof of the pudding. The proof of the pudding [Book] / Rhys Bowen. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2023] 291 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Royal Spyness mysteries ; ; 17 "Georgie ... impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: her new chef Pierre has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. ... Sir Mortimer Mordred--famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels--is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden. After the dinner, Sir Mortimer approaches Georgie and asks to borrow her new chef for his upcoming party. ... Shockingly, just after the banquet several of the guests become sick. And one dies, apparently poisoned by berries from the garden. But how could this be when they all ate the same meal and the same delectable dessert?"-- Provided by publisher. 20231108. Rannock, Georgie Fictitious character Fiction. Women spies Fiction. Pregnant women Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Aristocracy (Social class) Fiction. Great Britain History George V, 1910-1936 Fiction. Cozy mysteries. lcgft Detective and mystery fiction. lcgft Royal Spyness mysteries ; ; 17.