Culinary mysteries are usually Cozies that prominently feature food and or cooking - sometimes with the recipes included. And like a Cozy, the body is often offstage, and most of the time, the author does not explicitly describe the death or any other violence. The sleuths are almost always amateurs who have sniffed out a murder or crime that needs to be solved. The detective may dine well, or may run a catering service, restaurant, or bakery. The sleuth is usually, but not always a woman, who solves the mystery through intuition and her knowledge of human nature. Small-town settings and gossip are integral parts of these savory stews of murder and mayhem.

The following is a list of authors who fit into this category. Many titles in each series is given.

• Babson, Marian. Death Warmed Up
  
• Barnes, Linda. City of the Dead.
  
• Beaton, M.C. Agatha Raison and the Quiche of Death.
  
• Beck, K.K. Body in the Cornflakes.
  
• Bishop, Claudia. Hemlock Falls series.
  A Taste for Murder Not in NOBLE.
  Dash of Death.
  A Pinch of Poison Not in NOBLE.
  Murder Well-Done Not in NOBLE.
  Death Dines Out Not in NOBLE.
  A Touch of the Grape.
  A Steak in Murder.
  Marinade for Murder.
  Just Desserts.
  Fried By Jury.
  A Puree of Poison.
  Buried By Breakfast.
  Dinner to Die For.
  
• Bond, Michael.
  Monsieur Pamplemousse.
  Monsieur Pamplemousse and the Secret Mission.
  Monsieur Pamplemousse aloft.
  
• Bruno, Anthony.
  Devil's Food.
  Double Expresso.
  Hot Fudge.
  
• Cannell, Dorothy. Ellie Haskell mysteries.
  Thin Woman: An Epicurian Mystery.
  Widow's Club.
  Mum's the Word.
  Femmes Fatal.
  How to Murder Your Mother-in-law.
  How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams.
  Spring Cleaning Murders.
  Trouble with Harriet.
  Bridesmaids Revisited.
  
• Childs, Laura. Gunpowder Green: A Tea Shop Mystery
  
• Crespi, Camilla. Simona Griffa mysteries
  Trouble With a Bad Fit: A Novel of Food, Fashion and Mystery.
  Trouble with Going Home.
  
• Cutter, Lula. Murder After Tea Time
  
• Daheim, Mary. Just Desserts
  
• Davidson, Diane Mott. Goldy Bear mysteries.
  Catering to Nobody.
  Dying for Chocolate.
  Cereal Murders.
  Last Suppers.
  Killer Pancake.
  Main Corpse.
  Grilling Season.
  Prime Cut.
  Tough Cookie.
  Sticks and Scones.
  Chopping Spree.
  
• DeLoach,Nora. Mama Stalks the Past.
  
• Farmer,Jerrilyn. Immaculate Reception: Madeline Bean Catering mystery,
  Killer Wedding,
  Sympathy for the Devil
  *Dim Sum Dead.
  
• Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder: A Hannah Swenson Mystery.
  Strawberry Shortcake Murder
  Blueberry Muffin Murder
  
• Hart, Carolyn G. Mint Julep Murder: Death on Demand mysteries,
  Sugarplum Dead
  
• Hart, Ellen. Killing Cure: A Jane Lawless Mystery
  
• Heald, Tim. Just Desserts
  
• Hess, Joan. Maggody in Manhattan:An Arly Hanks Mystery.
  
• Keating, H.R.F. Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg
  
• King, Peter. The Gourmet Detective: Gourmet Detective mystery,
  Spiced to Death,
  Dying on the Vine,
  Death Al Dente,
  Healthy Place to die,
  Eat, Drink, and Be Buried
  
• Lamalle, Cecile. Appetite For Murder
  Glutton for Punishment
  Prepared for Murder
  
• Larmoth, Jeanine. Murder on the Menu
  
• Lathen, Emma. Brewing Up a Storm:A John Thatcher Mystery.
  
• Laurence, Janet. Death and the Epicure: Darina Lisle mystery.
  Death at the Table,
  Hotel Morgue,
  Recipe for Death,
  A Tasty Way to Die
  
• Lawrence, Cynthia. Chill Before Serving: A Mystery for Food Lovers
  
• Lyons, Nan. Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
  Someone Is Killing the Great Chefs of America
  
• Mayor, Archer. Fruits of the Poisonous Tree
  
• McKevett,G.A. Cooked Goose: Savannah Reid mystery,
  Just Desserts,
  Killer Calories,
  Sugar and Spite
  Sour Grapes
  
• Meyers, Annette. The Groaning Board: Smith and Wetzon Mystery
  
• Moyes, Patricia. Twice in a Blue Moon Henry Tibbet mystery.
  
• Myers, Amy. Murder Makes an Entrée: A Victorian Whodunit
  
• Myers, Tamar. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Crime: Pennsylvania Dutch mystery,
  Play It Again, Spam?
  Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
  Crepes of Wrath
  Eat, Drink, and Be Wary
  Gruel And Unusual Punishement
  Hand that Rocks the Ladle
  Just Plain Picked to Death
  No Use Dying Over Spilled Milk
  
• Page, Katharine Hall. The Body in the Bouillon,
  The Body in the Cast
  The Body in the Basement
  The Body in the Belfry
  The Body in the Big Apple
  The Body in the Bog
  The Body in the Bonfire
  The Body in the Bookcase
  The Body in the Fjord
  The Body in the Kelp
  The Body in the Moonlight
  The Body in the Vestibule
  
• Pence, Joanne. Cooking Up Trouble: Angie Amalfi Mystery,
  Too Many Cooks
  Bell, Cook and Candle
  Cook In Time
  Cooking Most Deadly
  Cooks Night Out
  Cooks Overboard
  To Catch a Cook
  
• Pickard, Nancy. 27 Ingredient Chili Con Carne Murders: Eugenia Potter mystery
  Blue Corn Murders
  Secret Ingredient Murders
  
• Reed, Ishmael. The last days of Louisiana Red.
  
• Rich, Virginia. Cooking School Murders:Eugenia Potter Mystery
  Nantucket Diet Murders
  Baked Bean Supper Murders
  
• Richman, Phyllis. The Butter Did It: A Gastronomic Tale of Love and Murder
  Murder on the Gravy Train,
  Who's Afraid of Virginia Ham?
  
• Rosen, Dorothy and Sidney. Death and Blintzes: A Belle Appleman Mystery
  Death & Strudel
  
• Roudybush, Alexandra. Gastronomic Murder
  
• Russell, Charlotte Murray. Message of the Mute Dog
  
• Roudybush, Alexandra. Gastronomic Murder
  
• Simmel, Johannes Mario. It Can't Always Be Caviar
  
• Smith, Julie. Sourdough Wars: Rebecca Schwartz Mystery
  
• Stout, Rex. Too Many Cooks.
  
• Temple, Lou Jane. Red Beans and Vice,
  Bread On Arrival,
  Cornbread Killer,
  Death By Rhubarb,
  Revenge of the Barbeque Queens
  A Stiff Risotto
  
• Weber, Janice. Devil's Food
  

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