A Recipe for Robbery by Colleen Nelson

A Recipe for Robbery by Colleen Nelson

Elodie LaRue is back for a new page-turning mystery. Someone has stolen Chef Sebastian’s recipes and with few suspects, a tight timeline, and the LaRue Detective Agency’s perfect success rate on the line, could Elodie be biting off more than she can chew? 

Praise for Mystery at the Biltmore #3: A Recipe for Robbery

2025 Children’s Book Center “September Hot Off the Press” Feature

“Nelson’s lively writing and expert pacing sustain just-right tension while adding.. sprinklings of wisdom [to] flavor the text.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A pawsitively delicious sleuthing!”—Sylvia McNicoll, author of The Great Mistake Mystery Series

“An engaging trio of detectives in a stylish New York City setting make this delectable mystery 100% successful.”—Alison Hughes, author of Watch Out

“Just like previous installments of the Biltmore series, Nelson's latest mystery is a clever caper full of quirky characters and surprising twists. Readers are sure to fall in love with the Biltmore, its residents, and even New York City as they join the LaRue Detective Agency to solve yet another riveting mystery!”—Christyne Morrell, author of Curse of the Dead Man’s Diamond

“Recipe for Robbery’s absorbing blend of humor and ‘whodunnit’ makes it an ideal story for early readers.”—Laura Segal Stegman, Author of The Chambered Nautilus 

An author and middle-school teacher, Colleen Nelson has lived in New York City and Japan. She currently lives in Winnipeg where she writes, teaches, and dreams up more mysteries for Elodie, Oscar, and Carnegie to solve. Her previous works include the critically acclaimed middle-grade novels The Umbrella House, a finalist for the TD Canada Literature Prize, and The Undercover Book List, winner of the Silver Birch Award.   Peggy Collins is an award-winning children’s book author-illustrator with more than 35 titles to her name, including the Blue Spruce Award-winner, Harley the Hero; the ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book, A Sky-Blue Bench; and her most recent work, Mystery at The Biltmore. She has also written and illustrated for animated apps teaching math, indigenous history, and education. Peggy lives in Napanee, Ontario, with her two children.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781772783483
ISBN 10	177278348X
Title	A Recipe for Robbery
Author	Colleen Nelson
Series	Mystery At The Biltmore
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pajama Press
Year published	2025-12-11
Number of pages	136
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.