Shredding the Evidence
The denizens of Crystal Cove are salivating over the upcoming Food Bowl Week when local chefs offer some of their best and most imaginative creations in bite-size portions all over …
Category: Culinary
Books in which the main basis is about food, or in a food related setting such as a coffee shop, bakery or restaurant.
Deep Fried Revenge
The Idaho State Fair is in full swing, and chefs are lining up to enter Boise’s Best Restaurant contest, including Angie and her County Seat crew. They might be the …
Revenge Is Sweet
Tally Holt has poured her heart, soul, and bank account into Tally’s Olde Tyme Sweets, specializing in her grandmother’s delicious recipes. Tally’s homemade Mallomars, Twinkies, fudges, and taffy are a …
Egg Drop Dead
It was supposed to be a fancy, intimate dinner party by the pool. Instead, Lana Lee’s first-ever catering event turns into full-course madness when a domestic worker is found dead. …
Much Ado About Nutmeg
Between tourist season, planning her beach wedding, and running her pancake house, The Flip Side, Marley McKinney is busier than ever. On top of that, one of her regulars is …
Puddin’ on the Blitz
Although the culinary fare at Magdalena Yoder’s new restaurant, Asian Sensations – a unique combination of Asian and Amish cuisine – is not to everyone’s taste, the good citizens of …
Cobblered to Death
Courtney Archer is known for hosting the show Cooking with the Farmer’s Daughter, despite the fact that she’s actually a pediatrician’s daughter. Now she’s signed on for a role in …
The Chocolate Shark Shenanigans
When a house near Lee and Joe’s home goes up for sale, the couple teams up with Lee’s aunt and uncle, Nettie, and Hogan, to buy it, remodel it, and …
Three Widows and a Corpse
Between developing her food blog, Hope at Home, and choosing low-cal recipes for a feature in Cooking Now! Magazine, Hope has a full plate. Still, she’s never too busy to …
Apple Cider Slaying
Blossom Valley, West Virginia, is home to Smythe Orchards, Winnie, and her Granny’s beloved twenty-five-acre farm and family business. But any way you slice it, it’s struggling. That’s why they’re …
A Catered New Year’s Eve
It’s been years since Bernie and Libby’s parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair’s side of the family, though the reasons for the rift are lost to history. The sisters, however, …
The Candy Cane Caper
With Christmas approaching, Sadie is preparing for a large blended-family gathering, including many new grandchildren, in their home in Fort Collins, Colorado. Even with the festive chaos, Sadie drops everything …
Fudge Bites
It’s late October, the off-season for tourists, but locals are up and lurching for the annual zombie walk charity event. Though everyone’s living it up, trouble is just a few …
Deep Dark Secrets
You’re invited to visit Deep Lakes, Wisconsin and meet a new friend, Francine “Frankie” Champagne. The 40-something owner of Bubble and Bake — bakery by day, wine lounge by night …
The Garden Club Murder
Literary caterer Letitia ‘Tish’ Tarragon is preparing her English Secret Garden-themed luncheon for Coleton Creek’s annual garden club awards, but when she is taken on a tour of some of …
Penne Dreadful
Local chef Tessa Esposito is struggling to get back on her feet following her husband’s fatal accident. And when the police knock on Tessa’s door, things just get worse. They’ve …
Risky Biscuits
Sugar and Spice Cookbooks’ newest project is a fundraiser organized by the St. Ignatius Crack of Dawn Breakfast Club, famous for their all-you-can-eat biscuits and gravy events. But when a …
Toxic Toffee
Bailey King’s in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets, when she gets a call from her Ohio town’s resident busybody. …
Strangled Eggs and Ham
While Robbie scrambles through breakfast orders for her expanding clientele at Pans ‘N Pancakes, tempers run as high as the sticky August heat in South Lick, Indiana. Real-estate developer Fiona …
Southern Sass and Killer Cravings
For generations, the women of the Brown family on Peach Cove Island have been known for their Southern sass and sweet homemade desserts at their beloved Peach Diner. Since their …
Crêpe Expectations
Although it’s a soggy start to spring in Wildwood Cove, the weather clears up just in time for the town to host an amateur chef competition. Amateur sleuth Marley McKinney, …
Cherry Scones & Broken Bones
For the Cherry Orchard Inn, “Cherry scones to die for” turns out to be all too true. Tainted by a recent murder, the Cherry Orchard Inn is struggling to attract …
