Richman, Phyllis. <br/><br/>
The butter did it / 
by Phyllis Richman. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  HarperCollins,  c1997. 
 - 370p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Chas Wheatley mystery". 
<br/><br/> A culinary mystery featuring food critic Chas Wheatley. It begins with the death of a famous chef in Washington on the eve of a banquet. Although he died of a heart attack, Chas thinks a human hand rather than food provoked it and suspects a competitor. A look at the business of restaurants and a debut  in fiction. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0061096253 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cooks--Fiction.--Washington (D.C.)<br/>Food writers--Fiction.--Washington (D.C.)<br/>Gourmets--Fiction.--Washington (D.C.)<br/>Murder--Fiction.--Washington (D.C.)_<br/>Restaurants--Fiction.--Washington (D.C.)