Delicious Evil:
Food Mystery Novels

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Dilly of a Death by Susan Wittig Albert
Herbalist China Bayles becomes involved in the affairs of Phoebe the Pickle Queen, owner of the largest pickle business in Texas, but things take a dangerous turn when Phoebe mysteriously vanishes.
War and Peas by Jill Churchill
When the annual Pea Festival at the Snellen Museum is disrupted by the fatal shooting of its director, amateur sleuth Jane Jeffry wonders if the museum staff's plans to upgrade are related to the killing.
A Catered Wedding by Isis Crawford
Leeza Sharp's dream wedding turns deadly when she is murdered just hours before her trip down the aisle, and it is up to her caterers Libby and Bernadette Simmons to solve the case of the nightmarish nuptials.
Death a L'Orange by Nancy Fairbanks
A culinary tour of France is a dream come true for aspiring food writer Carolyn Blue, but as she and her family travel through Normandy and the Loire Valley, she suddenly finds murder on the menu.
Dim Sum Dead by Jerrilyn Farmer
Hollywood party planner Madeline Bean and her partner, Wesley Westcott, set out to create an extraordinary Chinese New Year banquet, but the event becomes complicated when one of the guests turns up dead.
Slice and Dice by Ellen Hart
Cooking queen Connie Buckridge's plans for a culinary empire in Minnesota are threatened by a nosy investigative journalist, and by the murder of a cooking colleague of food critic Sophie Greenway.
Death at the Table by Janet Laurence
Popular cookbook author Darina Lisle and her co-star find themselves at the top of the ratings with their television food series, but when two murders occur on camera, Darina suspects a ruthless killer is at work.
Cook's Night Out by Joanne Pence
Food writer Angie Amalfi is perfecting a recipe for a chocolate confection, but when her boyfriend suddenly finds himself falsely accused of murder and illicit dealings, she takes time out to clear his name and save his life.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham? By Phyllis Richman
When Ringo Laurenge, an egomaniacal, backstabbing food journalist, turns up dead, culinary editor Chas Wheatley cannot quite digest the main suspect – a person her respects and honors.
Corn Bread Killer by Lou Jane Temple
Heaven Lee, full-time chef and part-time amateur sleuth, finds she has a mystery on her hands when the organizer for a big jazz festival is found murdered and Heaven herself becomes a suspect in the crime.

 

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updated : November 4, 2008