"From spring's asparagus and peas and summer's cherries, cucumbers, and peppers to autumn's pears and squash and winter's potatoes and citrus--twelve healthy ingredients are harvested in one of the townspeople's gardens and then used to make an easy, delicious dish. As the year comes to a close, the town gathers for a giant picnic. The recipes, which include savory and sweet pies, soups, sauces, pancakes, and croquettes, embrace a wide array of cultures,...

A minor French official in Guinea must solve the case of a tourist found hanged from a sailboat in this "gem of a diplomatic thriller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Having grown up in Romania, Aurel Timescu never quite fit in his native France. A former piano player with the disheveled air of a character from between the wars, nobody can understand how he got to be Consul. Now he's taken a position in French Guinea, where...

An eastern immigrant, who finds himself stranded in JFK airport, must take up temporary residence there.