{"product_id":"sunshine-chief-9780982486085","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeterson, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Eric Peterson's debut novel, Life as a Sandwich, was a finalist in the San Diego Book Awards. His second novel, The Dining Car, won the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award for Popular Fiction, the San Diego Book Award Gold Medal for Best Published Contemporary Fiction, and the Readers' Favorite Book Award Silver Medal for Literary Fiction. Publishers Weekly's BookLife named The Dining Car a \"Book to Watch.\" Sunshine Chief is his third novel.A third-generation Californian, Peterson attended the University of California at San Diego. He completed his Communication degree at Stanford, majoring in journalism. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Teresa.","brand":"Huckleberry House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705008914706,"sku":"9780982486085","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22bc4857-a3e7-4e9a-88c5-0867531c375f.jpg?v=1762336455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sunshine-chief-9780982486085","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}