Murder Most Delectable

What a grand love affair people have with food. It is the only thing that can simultaneously delight all five senses. The sound of a porterhouse steak as it sizzles on the grill...the sight of a golden brown turkey roasting in the oven...the cool feel of watermelon on a steamy day...the smell of an apple pie as it bakes to perfection...but the final most glorious sense—taste—is sated with the first delectable bite. Some people's appetite for food is only exceeded by their appetite for crime. As our demand for creative dishes has increased, so has the opportunity for evil epicureans to combine their talent for wickedness and their love of good food and drink to lay their victims low in one fell swoop with nothing more than a well-cooked meal or specially concocted libation. This menu of eighteen stories of culinary crimes and death beckons everyone. Readers must quiet any hunger pangs before turning the pages, the meals described are often worth dying for. As an added bonus, a recipe pertinent to each story's flavor is included.