The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook, edited by Kate White

Red Herrings, Murders at Mealtimes and Mystery Recipes Considering the quality and quirkiness of books published by Quirk Books, IContinue Reading

by M. Bijman

August 1, 2017

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Red Herrings, Murders at Mealtimes and Mystery Recipes

Considering the quality and quirkiness of books published by Quirk Books, I was expecting something very nice when I was asked to review The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. 1) I love mysteries and detective novels; 2) I love cookbooks and cooking and 3) How weird is the combination – culinary crimes? Killings in the kitchen? The book is a neat blend of both worlds – a cookbook with a murderous twist. It may be too pretty to live in my kitchen with the rest of the dog-eared, scribbled on and greasy-paged cookbooks, but until I decide to sacrifice it, it will make good reading on my fiction shelf. Want to know which are the favourite dishes of some of your favourite mystery writers? (Continue reading…)

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