“He got hit?”
“No, it's a hit.”
Ellie looked left, then right, then back at Ginger's beaming face. “What's a hit?”
“Your book. Mason Shaw Cooks. Max says it's getting all kind of buzz. He's gotten six calls and a bunch of emails already this morning. Marcus Broman from 'Celebrity Chefs' is even tweeting about it.”
Ellie nodded. “Right. All demanding my home address so they know where to send the hit man.”
“No, calls from friends, from publishers. Congratulating him. He says most of the advance reviews are favorable. He says they're all getting the joke.”
“The joke?”
Ginger nodded vigorously. “They're calling it a—wait a minute.” She pulled out her phone and read from the screen. “ 'A hilarious send-up of both the spy and food genres by the newly re-formed team of Chambers and Price.
