Secrets on the Marivelle Pass
A nine-book culinary cozy mystery series centered on the Grand Marivelle, where professional kitchen knowledge, service timing, ingredients, records, supplier relationships, elegant hotel spaces, and slow-burn relationships become part of the clue trail.
A grand hotel where every detail can become evidence
The series follows chef Sophie Delacourt at the Grand Marivelle, using the practical logic of kitchen production, ingredients, ordering, service routes, staff routines, hotel spaces, and supplier relationships to build fair-play culinary mysteries.
Start with Book 1
The Wrong Garnish at the Marivelle Pass begins the series with a private tasting, a fatal plate, and a garnish Sophie Delacourt never approved.
Start the SeriesThe Wrong Garnish at the Marivelle Pass
The Wrong Garnish at the Marivelle Pass
Chef Sophie Delacourt returns to the Grand Marivelle, a Belle Époque luxury hotel above the coastal town of Merehaven. When investor representative Martin Vale collapses after a private tasting, Sophie knows the plate that left her kitchen was safe. The plate that returns carries a garnish she never approved.
Her investigation follows the evidence through kitchen production, service timing, hotel routes, equipment, ordering records, and supplier relationships.
View on AmazonThe Complete Nine-Book Sequence
The series is planned as nine numbered volumes. Book 1 is currently linked above; additional public purchase links can be added as each title becomes available.
The Marmalade Ledger at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
The Salt House Secret at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
Death Beneath the Silver Cloche at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
The Vinegar Clock at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
The Rind Cipher at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
The Snowbound Fish Course at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
The Banquet Passage at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
The Winter Kitchen Seal at Marivelle
Part of the nine-book Secrets on the Marivelle Pass sequence. Public purchase information will be added when available.
More Nights at the Grand Marivelle
Bonus stories can be placed between the numbered novels and clearly marked—for example Bonus Story 1.5 · Read after Book 1. These extras can focus on hotel events, kitchen incidents, seasonal menus, staff relationships, quieter mysteries, or moments that bridge one full-length case to the next.
First Marivelle Bonus Story · Coming Later
This space is ready for the first short culinary mystery or character-focused story between two main volumes.
Pippa Marlowe
Cozy mysteries combining professional culinary clues, elegant settings, community relationships, gentle suspense, and slow-burn romance.
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Find future Marivelle bonus stories and companion material alongside extras from other Wonder Shelf Books series.
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