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24 books with the same feel
Hide books by the same authorBaked Alaska
Josi S. Kilpack · 353 pages
Sadie Hoffmiller has gathered her family together to enjoy an Alaskan cruise and to help plan her daughter's wedding. But when her son's birthmother shows up on the ship, relationships become complicated. And once the dead bodies start appearing, Sadie realizes more than one person on the cruise is keeping secrets.
Killer in the Kitchen
Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain · 266 pages
"Jessica may not know everything about food, but she knows what she likes--and she definitely likes the Fin & Claw restaurant. Opened last summer by young couple Brad and Marcie, the Fin & Claw is their dream come true, combining Marcie's sunny personality with Brad's deft hand in the kitchen. But now their dream is turning into a nightmare. Gérard "Pepe" Leboeuf is a renowned New York City res
Finger Lickin' Dead
Riley Adams, Elizabeth Spann Craig · 287 pages
When her friend Evelyn's cheating boyfriend, a food critic who has been negatively reviewing several local restaurants, including hers, is found dead, Lulu Taylor works to catch the real killer and exonerate her loved ones.
Recipes for Love and Murder
Sally Andrew · 419 pages
"A bright new talent makes her fiction debut with this first novel in a delicious crime series set in rural South Africa: a flavorful blend of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and Goldy Schulz, full of humor, romance, and recipes, and featuring a charming cast of characters. Tannie Maria ("tannie" meaning auntie, the respectful Afrikaans address for a woman older than you) is a middle-aged widow
The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders
Nancy Pickard, Virginia Rich · 349 pages
When one of her guests dies after eating her twenty-seven ingredient chili con carne, Eugenia Potter makes it her quest to find the person or persons who added a twenty-eighth--and fatal--ingredient to the recipe.
Aunty Lee's Deadly Specials
Ovidia Yu · 360 pages
"Rosie "Aunty" Lee, the feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant, is back in another delectable, witty mystery involving scandal and murder among the city's elite. Few know more about what goes on in Singapore than Aunty Lee. When a scandal over illegal organ donation involving prominent citizens makes news, she already has a list of suspects.
The Secret Ingredient Murders
Nancy Pickard · 282 pages
While visiting the Rhode Island coast, cook/sleuth Eugenia Potter cohosts a tasting party with an old acquaintance--but he's late. Unfortunately, someone has murdered the would-be cookbook writer.
The Chocolate Clown Corpse
JoAnna Carl · 246 pages
"Revenge is sweet for a killer on the loose-and it all started with the murder of Warner Pier's most hated clown.... Everyone who knew the bozo wanted him dead. Odd, then, that a complete stranger was accused of bursting Moe Davidson's balloons. But it's been a month since the miserable shop owner of Clowning Around was killed, and everybody's moving on, including Lee Woodyard. Her chocolate shop,
The Body in the Wardrobe
Katherine Hall Page · 352 pages
Sophie Maxwell teams up with Faith to investigate a dead body that nobody else believes she saw, a case that is complicated by bullies, Tom's major life decision, and a suspicious ex.
I Scream, You Scream
Wendy Lyn Watson · 258 pages
Recently divorced Tallulah Jones is mortified when she's stuck scooping sundaes for her two-timing ex-husband--and his bodacious new girlfriend, Brittanie--at his company luau. But when Brittanie drops dead, Tally is suddenly the prime suspect in her murder investigation. To catch the killer, Tally will have to dip deep into her small Texan town's darkest secrets and churn up stories some would pr
A Brisket, a Casket
Delia Rosen · 266 pages
Inheriting Murray's, her uncle's Jewish deli, Gwen Silver arrives in Nashville, Tennessee to keep his legacy alive, but instead is faced with a greedy real estate developer, a hunky police detective, and a murder on Kosher Karaoke Night.
Killer Takeout
Lucy Burdette · 329 pages
"Every year, Key West's weeklong Mardi Gras--style festival has tourists and locals alike lining up for costumed revelry and delicious eats. Key Zest magazine has assigned Hayley to write a piece on the fest's grab-and-go food, so she's planning on hitting up the mobile eateries while checking out the party preparations. Hayley's office mate, Danielle, recently elected Queen of Fantasy Fest, is al
Brush with Death
Karen MacInerney · 380 pages
For Natalie Barnes, the flurry of trendy artists setting up shop on Cranberry Island promises to be the perfect recipe for relaxing and enjoying the holiday season. But Natalie's good luck is turning out to be a stroke of misfortune for her niece, Gwen. The local gallery's new owner hates Gwen's paintings, and her mentor Fernand is too distracted by a competing artist to help Gwen improve her styl
Bake, Battle & Roll
Leighann Dobbs · 217 pages
"When Lexy Baker temporarily fills in for the pastry chef at a lakeside resort it seems like a great way to combine business and pleasure. ... Until the head chef ends up with a knife through his chest and Lexy is found bending over the body. Suddenly, she finds herself in a race against time and battling a quirky dessert devouring detective to find the real killer in a long line of suspects. Was
Oh Say Can You Fudge
Nancy CoCo · 311 pages
It's not Fourth of July on Mackinac Island without fireworks and fudge. The Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop is supplying the treats--and Allie has hired Rodney Rivers, the biggest name in aerial displays, to create an unforgettable spectacle. Unfortunately, Allie finds him dead, covered with screaming chicken fireworks, just before the entire warehouse of pyrotechnics goes up in smoke. Is i