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Peter King


Born
England, The United Kingdom
Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction


Peter King is an English born author of mystery fiction, a Cordon Bleu trained chef and a retired metallurgist and aerospace scientist. Before writing full time, he operated a tungsten mine, prospected worldwide and worked on rocket engines for NASA Apollo missions. After retiring in 1991, he began writing fiction and is best known for the Gourmet Detective series and the Jack London historical mysteries. His work blends culinary detail, historical research and classic whodunit storytelling.

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Average rating: 3.5 · 2,314 ratings · 274 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors
The Gourmet Detective (Gour...
3.38 avg rating — 655 ratings — published 1994 — 19 editions
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Spiced to Death (Gourmet De...
3.47 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 1997 — 19 editions
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Dying on the Vine (Gourmet ...
3.52 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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Death al Dente (Gourmet Det...
3.55 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions
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Dine and Die on the Danube ...
3.54 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2003 — 16 editions
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A Healthy Place to Die (Gou...
3.61 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions
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Eat, Drink, and be Buried (...
3.48 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2001 — 19 editions
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Roux the Day (Gourmet Detec...
3.59 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2002 — 20 editions
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Series by Peter King

The Gourmet Detective Spiced to Death Dying on the Vine Death al Dente A Healthy Place to Die Eat, Drink, and be Buried Roux the Day
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