# The Chef

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- Book: [The Chef](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-patterson/the-chef) ([The Chef.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-patterson/the-chef.md))
- Authors: [James Patterson](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-patterson)
- Publisher: arrow
- ISBN: 978-17-8746-315-8
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2019-12-26
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Police detective by day, food truck chef by night, now Caleb Rooney has a new title: MOST WANTED. In the Carnival days leading up to Mardi Gras, Detective Caleb Rooney comes under investigation for shooting dead a notorious drug dealer. Has his sideline at the Killer Chef food truck given him a taste for murder? While fighting the charges against him, Rooney makes a shocking discovery: New Orleans is under threat of an imminent terrorist attack. As crowds of revellers gather, Rooney knows he needs to act fast – his beloved hometown and thousands of innocent lives are at stake.