Light shelfwear to edges and covers. Pages tight and clean. Spine has small tilt with creases. Bookstore stamp on edges. 255 pages. 251 pages. MMP Binding. Year: 2000. ISBN: 0373263368. A Jack Donne Mystery. Augustus Poole, the single most influential food and wine critic in the country, is also the most intensely loathed. He insists someone wants him dead, a statement that incriminates chefs, restaurant owners and wine makers everywhere. Still, he's been selected to receive a special award and is the keynote speaker at an elite epicurean banquet.