All is not well at the Dreadnaught Grill-the chef has a smack habit, the owner has been set up by the FBI and in the midst of all this, hapless souschef Tommy is just trying to make the perfect Portuguese seafood chowder.
Unfortunately, he owes his mobster uncle, and before long he finds himself and a gangster in a compromising position with a meat-slicer. When the FBI also start to put pressure on him, Tommy is forced into taking unexpected action.
With a cast of unforgettable characters and a plot with more twists than a plate of linguini, Bone in the Throat rocks through the streets of Manhattan at a blistering pace. As depraved as it is hilarious, Anthony Bourdain's first novel is street-smart and spiced up with drugged-up savvy, foul-mouthed Feds and salty mobspeak.

`A sizzling storyline... Gangster fiction to feast on. " The Independent
"I he characterisation is brilliant, the dialogue crisp and the plot a riot of recipes. A tasty read in other words. " Uncut
`A fine blend of The Sopranos and The Naked Chef.. .If this helping from the Bourdain menu is the starter, then bring on the next course. " The Herald
`Bone in the Throat is a deceptively easy tale of Mafia feuding and gastronomy. Bourdain's kitchen background gives the set-up an easy conviction and in the smacked-up shape of the man known only as `the Chef; Bourdain has created a memorably funny sad archetype. " Time Out
`An intriguing tale of betrayal and depravity deep in the underbelly of downtown New York. " the big issue
`Raw and cooking. Rare and well-done. "AA Gill