Too many cooks

I have mixed feelings about this book. It is a good mystery, set away from the usual NY brownstone and featuring a lot of food and discussion of food, as befits a gourmand like Wolfe. But the casual racism (and frequent use of the n-word–though not by Wolfe or Archie) is bothersome and there are references to the Chinese that are not acceptable. It taints an otherwise interesting case and leaves me feeling unwilling to recommend it.