“Death of an Ortolan: A Gripping Tale of Guilt, Gourmet Secrets, and Redemption in the Shadows”
Except when he meets Jeffrey Reed. Reed is blind (a result of him trying to kill himself) and on death row. He was a hospice nurse who pulled the plug on one of his patients then stole their money. Reed, who’s pickier than every New York food critic combined, refuses to eat any of Walter’s food. And that makes Walter… pissssssssed.
The two trade barbs every day, as we get closer and closer to Reed’s execution date, until it becomes clear that Reed’s resistance is not personal. He’s on a hunger strike to get the governor’s attention. Reed explains to Walter that he didn’t do it. There’s more to his murder that the state suppressed.
