THE NEW NOVEL
The Caterer
Chef Anton Cherny is back—and every gala could become his next heist.
BOOK TWO
The next chapter in the By Cook or By Crook series
5-STAR RECOGNITION
The Caterer carries a Readers’ Favorite five-star badge
FOOD • MUSIC • MYSTERY
Stories seasoned with humor, flavor, crime, and wit
THE NEW NOVEL • NEW RELEASE • BY COOK OR BY CROOK • BOOK TWO
A catering business. A private gallery. One last impossible job.
Chef Anton Cherny thought his days as an art thief were over. But Peter Danielovitch—his girlfriend’s father and a Russian mob boss—has a collection to fill. Anton’s elite catering business puts him inside the exact rooms Danielovitch wants robbed.
As a ruthless rival closes in and federal agents tighten the net, Anton has fewer places to turn. The Caterer raises the stakes of Nick Greenberg’s culinary crime series while keeping the food, humor, and eccentric characters front and center.
Readers’ Favorite: “A mouthwatering read… an exciting adventure… for lovers of gentle mysteries and food.”
Nick Greenberg • Speaking Volumes • 312 pages • Published September 2026
THE BY COOK OR BY CROOK SERIES
Start with The Culinary Caper. Continue with The Caterer.
The Culinary Caper remains the gateway to Anton Cherny’s world: a food-truck chef, mounting debt, stolen art, and one very dangerous circle of people. The Caterer is the new release and Book Two—so the homepage now gives the series a clear reading path.
AUTHOR • BASSIST • COMPOSER
Meet Nick Greenberg
Nick Greenberg is a professional bassist and composer whose career has ranged from classical and jazz to rock, Broadway musicals, and the occasional polka gig. His performances have included Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and international appearances.
His fiction pulls from two worlds he knows well: music and food. After early jobs as a busboy, dishwasher, caterer, and prep cook, Nick chose the considerably safer path of writing stories about chefs, crime, obsession, and culinary adventure.
The result is what readers have come to expect from Nick: vivid characters, offbeat humor, appetizing detail, and trouble arriving at exactly the wrong time.
THE CULINARY CAPER
Book One in the By Cook or By Crook series—art theft, a food truck, and the Russian mob.
THE CATERER
Book Two raises the stakes with elite catering, private galleries, rival criminals, and the FBI.
BURIED TREASURE
A Cincinnati musician, a golden retriever, rare truffles, and dangerous old-world secrets.
PRAISE FOR NICK GREENBERG
Foodie fiction with bite.
THE CATERER
“A mouthwatering read… an exciting adventure… for lovers of gentle mysteries and food. Recommended.”
— Readers’ Favorite
THE CULINARY CAPER
“Original, clever, deftly crafted, memorable characters, unexpected plot twists and turns…”
— Midwest Book Review
THE CULINARY CAPER
“An amusing novel of art thievery, culinary expertise and a financial morass that leads to all sorts of trouble.”
— Travel by ENTRÉE
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