The Accidental Joe

The Top-Secret Life of a Celebrity Chef

De: Tom Straw

Narrado por: Tom Straw

When the CIA approaches celebrity chef Sebastian Pike about using his award-winning food and culture travel show as cover for espionage, the outspoken bad-boy host says no. When they point out how roaming the globe interviewing foodies, heads of state, rock stars, journalists-in-exile, poets, subversives, supermodels—even the pope—gives him perfect cover, Pike smiles and says, "F@#! no."

They push. They'd embed their top agent in his crew to do the spy work.

And when romantic sparks crackle between him and the female agent, Pike's all in, kicking off a romantic spy thriller in which the globetrotting celebrity chef uses his TV series to help sneak Putin's accountant out of Russia before he's exposed as a mole.

The high-stakes mission quickly puts Pike in harm's way. There's danger, there's double dealing, there's shooting with real bullets. Plus, a minefield of complications from the hot romance that grows between Pike and his gutsy CIA handler-producer, Cammie Nova.

Beyond their attraction, Pike and Nova become an operational team, not only to survive the perils they face but to pull off an operation fraught with one twist after another, capped by a shocking, emotional climax.

©2024 Tom Shaw (P)2024 Tantor

Thrilling International Espionage Served With Great Food

There is so much to like about this book. The fast paced plot travels at magical speeds, with clever and surprising twists and turns.
The chemistry of the main characters Sebastian and Cammie is welcome and perfectly timed, as it delivers a personable feel.
The settings, the food and the villainns are all masterfully crafted secondary characters.
Both the book and the audible are brilliant. The added bonus of the author narrating the audible is priceless.
Be warned, don't read it hungry, the food descriptions are so perfect your mouth will water.

A great ride!

An appealing narrator takes the reader on an exciting ride with interesting characters. The author opens doors into many worlds but never lets the details of meticulous research intrude on the story. A fun listen that, because I listen in the car, kept me lingering in parking spaces long after I should have moved on.

Great characters & fun plot

I enjoyed the story but felt cheated by author’s narration. He read way too fast & words blurred into each other, causing me to miss the action. I did try listening on lower speed but that was unsatisfactory.