Murder on Demand

by Al Roker, Matt Costello Narrated by Al Roker

Overview

Murder on Demand, the new book in the delightful Morning Show Murders series from bestselling author and TV news icon Al Roker, finds Billy Blessing investigating a suspicious boating accident in Long Island.

Ten years have passed since Billy Blessing's adventure in Chicago, and a lot has changed. With the advances in television-the vanishing cable news and the flood of streaming channels entering the market-Billy found himself out of a job. Oh, and his restaurant had a fire (maybe suspicious? Billy does have enemies . . .), but the insurance won't cover a rebuild.

So Billy is reinventing himself on the North Fork of Long Island, where on a clear day you can see the Hamptons across the bay. The pace of life is slower-and more affordable-and he's been enjoying his new job as a chef in Greenport. That is, until a young woman walks into the restaurant talking about murder. Her father's boat washed up down the coast, but the man himself is nowhere to be found. The police are calling it an accident, but she thinks it's way more than that, and would Billy, maybe, look into it? Nice and quiet since, well, any other way might not be safe.

Billy is back in another hilarious, suspenseful, and delectable murder mystery perfect for new and old fans alike.

Editorial Reviews

author of the award-winning Pignon Scorbion & the Rick Bleiweiss

Celebrity chef Billy Blessing is back and better than ever in this delightful cozy-like mystery. Morning show television, humor, thrills, intrigue, suspense, and of course murder—Al Roker’s Murder on Demand has it all. Don’t miss this fabulous read!”

Good Housekeeping

We don’t know about you, but we can’t wait to get our hands on this one.”

Kirkus Reviews

2024-02-03
Even off the air, celebrity chef Billy Blessing finds his way to A-list adventure.

After scandal ended Billy’s spot on Wake Up, America!, a network morning show, and his restaurant burned down, the chef decamps to the decidedly untrendy North Fork of Long Island to start over. His new place, NoFo Eats, serves classic French dishes, but the clientele is a far cry from the sophisticates Billy entertained before. So when a young woman in a sleek tailored suit turns up at the bar drinking Uncle Nearest 1856, he knows that something must be up. Lisa Cowles admits she’s traveled from Manhattan for more than Billy’s steak au poivre. She wants the chef, who’s got a nose for murder, to investigate the disappearance of her father, fisherman Jack Landry. Landry left Cioffi’s Marina in his little boat several weeks ago headed for Gardiners Island. The sea got rough, and he never returned. Though she spent precious little time with her absentee dad, Lisa still wants to know what happened, and she’s willing to pay handsomely for the information. Since NoFo’s closed for the next week, Billy agrees, and a little poking around with Northold police chief Lola Bristow persuades him there’s something hinky about Landry’s disappearance. Before his investigation gets going, though, his former boss Gretchen Di Voss calls him with big news: streaming service Worldwide wants to launch a cooking show with Billy “front and center.” Worldwide couldn’t care less about the scandal that turned the network against Billy, and they want him back in New York immediately. Weighing Cowles’ hefty retainer against Worldwide’s bonanza and quiet, predictable Northold against the glitzy Big Apple is only the start of a dilemma inside a puzzle inside an enigma that the adventurous Billy faces.

Fame is fleeting, but murder’s always exciting in Roker’s latest romp.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159207043
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	04/23/2024
Series:	The Morning Show Murders , #4
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	733,433

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