Bone in the Throat

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Anthony Bourdain's first novel is a darkly comic crime story set in the kitchens and back rooms of New York's Little Italy. Tommy Pagana, a talented young sous-chef, works at a restaurant owned by his mob-connected uncle. When the restaurant becomes the site of a mob murder, Tommy finds himself caught between gangsters, an FBI agent and an unpredictable head chef. First published in 1995, the novel draws on Bourdain's years in professional kitchens.