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Fresh from university and eager to pursue a literary career, the narrator—whom colleagues mockingly nickname ‘Monocle’—manages two months’ worth of overdue rent and takes a grunt‑work job in the kitchen of The Swan, a once‑glorious London restaurant fallen on hard times. Working alongside a motley crew, from the gloomy pastry chef Dibden to the harsh head waiter Camp Charles, he navigates a brutal, fast‑paced environment ruled by the lean‑and‑mean Bob. As the kitchen staff conspire to overthrow Bob, Monocle’s life is further complicated when his estranged father unexpectedly shows up at his apartment and begins affecting both Monocle’s personal life and the restaurant’s dynamics.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: Simon Wroe
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