Mystery at the Biltmore #3: A Recipe for Robbery
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Mystery at the Biltmore #3: A Recipe for Robbery
By (Author) Colleen Nelson
Illustrated by Peggy Collins
Pajama Press
Pajama Press
19th November 2025
Canada
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: City and town life
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Girls and women
Physical Properties
Hardback
136
Width 127mm, Height 197mm
Description
With a 100% success rate, it is no wonder why The LaRue Detective Agency has become the investigators to call at The Biltmore. But could the recipe robbery become Elodie's own recipe for disaster
Biltmore resident, Chef Phillipe, plans to open a new pastry shop where he will unveil his piece de resistance-the cruffin (part muffin, part croissant, entirely delicious). That is until all of Chef's recipes are stolen from his apartment. With a 100% success rate, it is no wonder why The LaRue Detective Agency is hired to solve the recipe robbery, but when the mystery appears as layered as a French croissant-one may wonder: is a mystery this complicated worth risking a perfect reputation
Colored illustrations by award-winning artist, Peggy Collins, are scattered throughout the story, bringing additional humor to the cast of quirky characters.
From the award-winning author of The Umbrella House, Colleen Nelson brings another New York apartment building to life in Mystery at the Biltmore #3: A Recipe for Robbery. Written with charm and wit, Mystery at The Biltmore is Only Murders in the Building meets Harriet the Spy.
Author Bio
An author and middle-school teacher, Colleen Nelson earned her Bachelor of Education from the University of Manitoba in her hometown of Winnipeg. Her previous works include the critically acclaimed middle-grade novels Harvey Comes Home, Harvey Holds His Own (a finalist for the Governor Generals Literary Award), Harvey Takes the Lead, The Undercover Booklist, and The Umbrella House. Collen Nelsons newest book series is Mystery at the Biltmore. Peggy Collins is an award-winning childrens book author-illustrator with more than 35 titles to her name, including the Blue Spruce Award-winner, Harley the Hero, and the ALA Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book, A Sky-Blue Bench. She has also written and illustrated for animated apps teaching math, indigenous history, and education. Peggy lives in Napanee, Ontario, with her two children.
