{"product_id":"sunshine-chief","title":"Sunshine Chief","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his uproarious, award-winning novel \u003cem\u003eThe Dining Car\u003c\/em\u003e, author Eric Peterson introduced the world to the legendary food writer and bon vivant Horace Button, editor and publisher of \u003cem\u003eSunshine Trails\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. Now Horace and his entourage return with \u003cem\u003eSunshine Chief\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey travel, as Horace always does, in his vintage private railroad cars. Their destination is southern Arizona, where Horace is slated to co-chair the Best Chef Tucson Jail-and-Bail Weekend Gala with his beloved friend Bunny Lorillard, queen bee of fashionable society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking the trip are Horace's bartender, Pierre; his private chef, Wanda; and her husband, Jack, who is the narrator of the story. Horace brings along his adopted thirteen-year-old niece, Jane, and her best friend from school, Florabelle. Both girls have recently been suspended, and Horace hopes spending time with Bunny will inspire the mischief-makers to live up to the motto-\"high moral character and service to community\"-of their tony Palo Alto school. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tucson, anticipation for the traditional weekend gala runs high. But when the weekend takes a macabre turn, Horace finds himself in a unique position to solve the lethal crime he's convinced has occurred. Slinging insults, riding roughshod over perceived inferiors, and always keeping a stiff drink close at hand, Horace offends and appalls Tucson's titled officials and food-scene elites in his search for the truth. What he can't foresee is that the secret he's about to reveal might be better left undiscovered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Huckleberry House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53020332065088,"sku":"9780982486085","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_d92229e5-641f-44cc-a5ae-9a8757b9c5eb.jpg?v=1786629706","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/sunshine-chief","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}