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When two chefs vanish from a famed Chicago culinary academy, Nancy Drew and her friend Ned Land find themselves amid a shocking double murder. The mystery unfolds as they uncover secrets hidden behind the simmering kitchens, turning a simple culinary lesson into a race against time.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
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