Culinary cozies
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
Joanne FlukeIntroduced baker Hannah Swensen and popularized the practice of weaving numerous tested dessert recipes directly into the plot.
Catering to Nobody
Diane Mott DavidsonFirst novel featuring caterer Goldy Schulz, establishing culinary cozies as a distinct, best-selling category in mass-market paperback.
Arsenic and Adobo
Mia P. ManansalaBrought critical attention and new readers to modern culinary cozies by centering a struggling Filipino-American family restaurant.
The Cooking School Murders
Virginia RichWidely recognized as the foundation of the modern recipe-inclusive culinary mystery subgenre.
On What Grounds
Cleo CoyleLaunched the long-running Coffeehouse Mystery series, expanding the format into specialty beverages and Greenwich Village urban settings.
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More culinary cozies books
- The Body in the Belfry
The Body in the BelfryKatherine Hall Page - Too Many Cooks
Too Many CooksRex Stout - Sprinkle with Murder
Sprinkle with MurderJenn McKinlay - Death by Dumpling
Death by DumplingVivien Chien - The Diva Runs Out of Thyme
The Diva Runs Out of ThymeKrista Davis - An Appetite for Murder
An Appetite for MurderLucy Burdette - Death Al Dente
Death Al DenteLeslie Ann Budewitz