Murder Most Delectable

Murder Most Delectable is an anthology of short crime stories whose common elements include food, restaurants, and food preparation. Included are stories by Ruth Rendell, M. D. Lake, Edward Hoch, Joyce Carol Oates, and Rex Stout.

Introduction

vii

John Helfers

The Last Bottle in the World

1

(22)

Stanley Ellin

Takeout

23

(16)

Joyce Christmas

The Case of the Shaggy Caps

39

(28)

Ruth Rendell

The Cassoulet

67

(14)

Walter Satterthwait

Tea for Two

81

(10)

M. D. Lake

The Second-Oldest Profession

91

(14)

Linda Grant

Connoisseur

105

(10)

Bill Pronzini

Gored

115

(16)

Bill Crider

Day for a Picnic

131

(12)

Edward D. Hoch

Guardian Angel

143

(8)

Caroline Benton

The Main Event

151

(12)

Peter Crowther

The Deadly Egg

163

(18)

Janwillem van de Wetering

Dead and Breakfast

181

(16)

Barbara Collins

Recipe for a Happy Marriage

197

(18)

Nedra Tyre

Death Cup

215

(30)

Joyce Carol Oates

Poison Peach

245

(20)

Gillian Linscott

Of Course You Know that Chocolate Is a Vegetable

265

(12)

Barbara D'Amato

Poison a la Carte

277

(56)

Rex Stout

Authors' Biographies

333

(6)

Copyrights and Permissions

339

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Murder Most Delectable

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