It's a culinary tour de France for Carolyn Blue and her family as they travel through Normandy and the Loire Valley with a group of academics. Where better to write about food than France? But before they even get out of the airport, an "accident" befalls one of the tour members. It's a sign of bad things to come. And soon, there's murder in their midst. Carolyn is once again investigating crime when she'd rather be investigating cuisine - and trying to stay one step ahead of a killer with an insatiable appetite. C'est la vie...