Murder and the Maitre D' : Dive into this NEW Old Forge Cafe Mystery featuring a cook-turned-detective and a maitre d’ under suspicion

Author: Coombs, Alex

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 6 November 2025 by Bedford Square Publishers in the United Kingdom as part of 'the An Old Forge Cafe Mystery' series.

Paperback | 320 pages
198 x 129 | 0g

The Chilterns are at their best in May and The Old Forge Cafe is flourishing, which makes Charlie think about furniture that lives up to the standards her menu sets. Which is what persuades her to take on a job for a wealthy local businessman who suspects his daughter has fallen for a man who is not only a gold-digger but also a murderer.

To Charlie's surprise, she knows him – he's the Maitre d' at the Michelin-starred restaurant at the other end of the village. Does his charm conceal a killer?