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Culinary Mysteries
Mouth-watering tales of murder, often including recipes.
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Non-Mystery Books with Recipes
Authors & Titles
- Abresch, Peter E.: James P. Dandy series
- Bloody Bonsai

- Killing Thyme

- Tip A Canoe

- Albert, Susan Wittig: China Bayles series (herbs & herb lore)
- Thyme of Death

- Witches' Bane

- Hangman's Root

- Rosemary Remembered

- Rueful Death

- Love Lies Bleeding

- Chile Death

- Lavender Lies

- Mistletoe Man

- Bloodroot

- Indigo Dying

- A Dilly of a Death

- Dead Man's Bones

- Bleeding Hearts

- Spanish Dagger

- Nightshade

- Wormwood

- Holly Blues

(short stories) An Unthymely Death 
- Balzo, Sandra: Maggy Thorsen series
- Uncommon Grounds

- Grounds for Murder

- Bean There, Done That

- Brewed, Crude, and Tattooed

- From the Grounds Up

- Bishop, Claudia: Hemlock Falls series
- A Taste for Murder

- A Dash of Death

- A Pinch of Poison

- Murder Well-Done

- Death Dines Out

- A Touch of the Grape

- A Steak in Murder

- Bond, Michael: Monsieur Pamplemousse series
- Monsieur Pamplemousse

- Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission

- Monsieur Pamplemousse on the Spot

- Monsieur Pamplemousse Takes the Cure

- Monsieur Pamplemousse Aloft

- Monsieur Pamplemousse Investigates

- Monsieur Pamplemousse Rests His Case

- Monsieur Pamplemousse Stands Firm

- Monsieur Pamplemousse Afloat

- Monsieur Pamplemousse on Probation

- Monsieur Pamplemousse on Vacation

- Bourdain, Anthony: The Bobby Gold Stories

- Carl, JoAnna: Chocoholic series

- The Chocolate Cat Caper

- The Chocolate Bear Burglary

- The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up

- The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle

- The Chocolate Mouse Trap

- The Chocolate Bridal Bash

- The Chocolate Jewel Case

- The Chocolate Snowman Murders

- Carter, Paula: Red Wine Goes with Murder

- Carter, Sammi: Candy Shop series

- Candy Apple Dead

- Chocolate Dipped Death

- Cavender, Chris: Eleanor Swift series

- A Slice of Murder

- Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder

- Childs, Laura: Tea Shop series
- Death by Darjeeling

- Gunpowder Green

- Shades of Earl Grey

- The English Breakfast Murder

- The Jasmine Moon Murder

- Chamomile Mourning

- Blood Orange Brewing

- Dragonwell Dead

- The Silver Needle Murder

- Oolong Dead

- The Teaberry Strangler

- Conant-Park, Jessica & Conant, Susan: Gourmet Girl series (aka Chloe Carter series)

- Steamed

- Simmer Down

- Turn Up the Heat

- Fed Up

- Cook the Books

- Coyle, Cleo: Coffeehouse series (aka Clare Cosi series)

- On What Grounds

- Through the Grinder

- Latte Trouble

- Murder Most Frothy

- Decaffeinated Corpse

- French Pressed

- Espresso Shot

- Holiday Grind

- Crawford, Isis: Bernie & Libby Simmons series
- A Catered Murder

- A Catered Wedding

- A Catered Christmas

- A Catered Valentine's Day

- A Catered Halloween

- A Catered Birthday Party

- Criminal Appetites (edited by Jeffrey Marks)

- Cutler, Judith: Josie Welford series

- The Food Detective

- Davidson, Diane Mott: Goldy Bear series
- Catering to Nobody

- Dying for Chocolate

- The Cereal Murders

- The Last Suppers

- Killer Pancake

- The Main Corpse

- The Grilling Season

- Prime Cut

- Tough Cookie

- Sticks & Scones

- Chopping Spree

- Double Shot

- Dark Tort

- Sweet Revenge

- Fatally Flaky

- Death Dines at 8:30 (edited by Diane Mott Davidson)

- Dietz, Denise: Ellie Bernstein series
- Beat Up a Cookie

- Throw Darts at a Cheesecake

- Dunbar, Sophie: Eclaire series
- Behind Eclaire's Door

- Redneck Riviera

- A Bad Hair Day

- Shiveree

- Eichler, Selma: Desiree Shapiro series (aka Murder Can... series)
- Murder Can Kill Your Social Life

- Murder Can Ruin Your Looks

- Murder Can Stunt Your Growth

- Murder Can Wreck Your Reunion

- Murder Can Spook Your Cat

- Murder Can Singe Your Old Flame

- Murder Can Spoil Your Appetite

- Murder Can Upset Your Mother

- Murder Can Cool Off Your Affair

- Murder Can Rain On Your Shower

- Murder Can Botch Up Your Birthday

- Murder Can Mess Up Your Mascara

- Murder Can Run Your Stockings

- Fairbanks, Nancy: Carolyn Blue series

- Crime Brulee

- Truffled Feathers

- Death a L'Orange

- Chocolate Quake

- Perils of Paella

- Holy Guacamole!

- Mozzarella Most Murderous

- Bon Von Voyage

(omnibus volume) Three-Course Murder (contains Crime Brulee, Truffled Feathers, & Death a L'Orange) 
- Farmer, Jerrilyn: Madeline Bean series
- Sympathy for the Devil

- Immaculate Reception

- Killer Wedding

- Dim Sum Dead

- Mumbo Gumbo

- Perfect Sax

- The Flaming Luau of Death

- Fluke, Joanne: Hannah Swensen series
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

- Strawberry Shortcake Murder

- Blueberry Muffin Murder

- Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

- Fudge Cupcake Murder

- Sugar Cookie Murder

- Cherry Cheesecake Murder

- Key Lime Pie Murder

- Carrot Cake Murder

- Cream Puff Murder

- Plum Pudding Murder

- Apple Turnover Murder

A Hannah Swensen short story appears in Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, & Leslie Meier

- Gannascoli, Joseph R.: A Meal To Die For

- Girdner, Jaqueline: Fat-Free and Fatal

- Greenwood, Kerry: Corinna Chapman series

- Earthly Delights

- Heavenly Pleasures

- Devil's Food

- Trick or Treat

- Forbidden Fruit

- Hart, Ellen: Sophie Greenway series

- This Little Piggy Went to Murder

- For Every Evil

- The Oldest Sin

- Murder in the Air

- Slice and Dice

- Dial M for Meat Loaf

- Death on a Silver Platter

- No Reservations Required

- Hemlin, Tim: Neil Marshall series
- If Wishes Were Horses . . .

- A Whisper of Rage

- People in Glass Houses

- A Catered Christmas

- Dead Man's Broth

- Johnson, Claire M.: Mary Ryan series
- Beat Until Stiff

- Roux Morgue

- Kahn, Sharon: Ruby, the Rabbi's Wife series
- Fax Me a Bagel

- Never Nosh a Matzo Ball

- Don't Cry For Me, Hot Pastrami

- Hold the Cream Cheese, Kill the Lox

- Which Big Giver Stole the Chopped Liver?

- Killham, Nina: How to Cook a Tart

- King, Peter: Gourmet Detective series (aka Goodwin Harper series)
- The Gourmet Detective

- Spiced to Death

- Dying on the Vine

- Death al Dente

- A Healthy Place to Die

- Eat, Drink and Be Buried

- Roux the Day

- Dine and Die on the Danube Express

- Lamalle, Cecile: Charly Poisson series
- Appetite for Murder

- Glutton for Punishment

- Lyons, Nan & Ivan: Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of America

- MacInerney, Karen: Gray Whale Inn series

- Murder on the Rocks

- Dead and Berried

- Murder Most Maine

- Malmont, Valerie S.: Tori Miracle series
- Death Pays the Rose Rent

- Death, Lies, and Apple Pies

- Death, Guns, and Sticky Buns

- Death, Snow, and Mistletoe

- Death, Bones, and Stately Homes

- Massey, Sujata: The Pearl Diver

- Mayle, Peter: The Vintage Caper

- McKevett, G.A.: Savannah Reid series
- Just Desserts

- Bitter Sweets

- Killer Calories

- Cooked Goose

- Sugar and Spite

- Sour Grapes

- Peaches and Screams

- Death by Chocolate

- Cereal Killer

- Murder a la Mode

- Corpse Suzette

- Fat Free and Fatal

- Poisoned Tarts

- A Body to Die For

- Wicked Craving

- McRae, Cricket: Home Crafting series

- Lye in Wait

- Heaven Preserve Us

- Spin a Wicked Web

- Something Borrowed, Something Bleu

- Myers, Tamar: Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery series
- Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth

- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime

- No Use Dying Over Spilled Milk

- Just Plain Pickled to Death

- Between a Wok and a Hard Place: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery with Recipes

- Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

- Play it Again, Spam

- The Hand That Rocks the Ladle

- The Crepes of Wrath

- Gruel and Unusual Punishment

- Custard's Last Stand

- Thou Shalt Not Grill

- Assault and Pepper

- Grape Expectations

- Hell Hath No Curry

- As the World Churns

- Batter Off Dead

- Neel, Janet: To Die For

- Page, Katherine Hall: Faith Fairchild series
- The Body in the Belfry

- The Body in the Kelp

- The Body in the Bouillon

- The Body in the Vestibule

- The Body in the Cast

- The Body in the Basement

- The Body in the Bog

- The Body in the Fjord

- The Body in the Bookcase

- The Body in the Big Apple

- The Body in the Moonlight

- The Body in the Bonfire

- The Body in the Lighthouse

- The Body in the Attic

- The Body in the Snowdrift

- The Body in the Ivy

- The Body in the Gallery

- The Body in the Sleigh

- Pence, Joanne: Angie Amalfi series
- Something's Cooking

- Too Many Cooks

- Cooking Up Trouble

- Cooking Most Deadly

- Cook's Night Out

- Cooks Overboard

- A Cook in Time

- To Catch a Cook

- If Cooks Could Kill

- Bell, Cook, and Candle

- Two Cooks A-Killing

- Courting Disaster

- Red Hot Murder

- Posadas, Carmen: Little Indiscretions

- Relling, William Jr.: Jack Donne series
- Deadly Vintage

- Sweet Poison

- Rich, Virginia: Eugenia Potter series
- The Cooking School Murders

- The Baked Bean Supper Murders

- The Nantucket Diet Murders

Series continued by Nancy Pickard:
- The 27-Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders (by Nancy Pickard)

- The Blue Corn Murders

- The Secret Ingredient Murders

- Richman, Phyllis: Chas Wheatley series
- The Butter Did It

- Murder on the Gravy Train

- Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham?

- Rosen, Dorothy & Sidney: Belle Appleman series
- Death and Blintzes

- Death and Strudel

- Scott, Michele: Wine Lover's series

- Murder Uncorked

- Murder by the Glass

- Short, Sharon: Josie Toadfern series

- Death of a Domestic Diva

- Death By Deep Dish Pie

- Death in the Cards

- Hung Out to Die

- Murder Unfolds

- Stanley, J.B.: Supper Club series

- Carbs and Cadavers

- Fit to Die

- Chili Con Corpses

- Taylor, Timothy: Stanley Park

- Temple, Lou Jane: Bridget Heaney series (Civil War)

- The Spice Box

- Temple, Lou Jane: Heaven Lee series
- Death by Rhubarb

- Revenge of the Barbeque Queens

- A Stiff Risotto

- Bread on Arrival

- The Cornbread Killer

- Red Beans and Vice

- Death is Semisweet

- Weber, Janice: Devil's Food

Related Nonfiction
- Grossman, Jo: A Taste of Murder

- Grossman, Jo: A Second Helping of Murder

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