Best mystery books to read this summer
Suspense, humor and romance meld beautifully in Straw’s latest. Celebrity chef Sebastian Pike reluctantly agrees to allow the CIA to use his TV show, “Hangry Globe,” as a cover for an espionage operation. The CIA vows that Pike won’t be in any danger, and in fact, officials jokingly call him their MVB — “most valuable bystander.” But Pike, working in the south of France, quickly discovers the flimsiness of that promise when he’s targeted by a terrorist group out to foil the CIA’s plan, which involves safely extricating a valuable double agent from Russia.
[Read More]