That’s where you miss the greengrocer they were only too happy to have a cut apple, a peeled orange or mandarins or anything else for tasting before you bought although it wasn’t needed as the fruit and veg was always fresh not having sat in cold storage for who knows how long.
DI Morrissey, Bryce Courtney, Monica McInerney, Jodi Picoult are some of my favourite authors that come to mind. I like this thread and will be looking at a few of the suggestions