Authors: Martin H. Greenberg
ISBN-13: 9781581821192, ISBN-10: 1581821190
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Date Published: September 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)
An 18-course feast for crime fans, Murder Most Delectable brings together the tastiest tales of epicures most evil. Renowned writers like Joyce Carol Oates (exploring a relationship that "leaves a sour taste in one's mouth"), Rex Stout (and the redoubtable Nero Wolfe, in "Poison à la Carte"), and Ruth Rendell (The Case of Shaggy Caps") offer up stories that memorably combine a love of food with a talent for wickedness. As an added bonus, the editor has generously placed recipes throughout this savory collection—but be warned, any ill effects are the sole responsibility of the host....