Stanley and Alice vacation at a New England bed-and-breakfast. The book is full of recipes and the cat solves the crime....a whimsical parody... Applying his peculiar brand of twisted logic to the case, Stanley has some droll exchanges with a literal-minded cop and catches the killer with a trick worthy of Miss Marple. -Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book ReviewThe rousing return of Stanley Hastings...like many a Christie mystery--or like Lawrence Block's Burglar in the Library(1997), in which another New Yorker, Bernie Rhodenbarr, solves a murder in a New England B & B--this one is so clever and so much fun that whodunit takes a backseat to the delicious style with which the tale is told. - BooklistIngenious plotting and a hefty dose of humor. The B and B chef's yummy recipes are also a plus. - Publishers Weekly