John DeMers

A Chef Brett Mystery

Marfa Rocks (Jun-2011)

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  Devils Bayou
  

  • Feb-2021
  • / Historical
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  1811 – Slaves from Devils Bayou and other plantations along the Mississippi River join in the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history. On their way to conquer New Orleans, the rebels are gunned down by plantation owners and federal troops. Man...

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  New Wine
  

  • Dec-2015
  • / General Fiction
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  Texas’ prolific food critic, John DeMers brings his deep knowledge of Houston’s restaurant business to life in New Wine, a fresh take on the novel that unites the flavors of thriller, romance and mystery. The sudden news of his father’s death a...

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  Marfa Blues
  

  • May-2012
  • / Mystery
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  Acclaimed West Texas chef Brett Baldwin and his Tonto on steroids Jud Garcia are called to the scene of a gruesome torture-homicide in the funky border town of Terlingua. The victim is hometown girl-turned-Hollywood star Meridyth Morg...

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  Marfa Shadows
  

  • Jan-2012
  • / General Fiction
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  Brett Baldwin is a Texas chef who keeps his life, his emotions, and especially his restaurant, Mesquite, under careful control. But when Meridyth Morgan, a Hollywood star and Brett's high school love interest, shows up in Marfa, Texas, and begs him t...

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  Terlingua Heat
  

  • Jan-2012
  • / Mystery
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  Against the hard, cruel realities of the West Texas borderland, John Demers gives us a new hero: a lean, smart, tough-minded Big Bend river guide named Danny Morales. Danny is a former newspaper photographer from San Antonio, making a life under an a...

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  Marfa Rocks
  

  • Jun-2011
  • / Mystery
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  A Chef Brett Mystery
  

  Chef Brett Baldwin desperately needs some time off - time to get back to simply cooking at his restaurant Mesquite in the artsy Far West Texas town of Marfa. And the temporary departure of his new love, local-girl-turned-Hollywood star ...

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