A Recipe for Murder: A totally charming, unputdownable golden age cozy murder mystery

About this book

Cream cakes, cucumber sandwiches, apple tarts and... poison? Lady Swift is trying to plan the menu for her wedding, until murder strikes in kitchens across the village Lady Eleanor Swift's marriage to dashing Chief Inspector Hugh Seldon is just days away. There's a lot to organise from the dress to the catering, including, of course, the all-important wedding cake. But Eleanor is heartbroken when their chef, apple-cheeked Annie Tibetts, dies of poisoning. And as the doctor confirms her death wasn't an accident, accusations fly around the whole community. With more of the village struck down by the poison, Eleanor must unmask a killer who seems intent on spreading chaos amongst her nearest and dearest. Everyone is accusing their neighbour... and Eleanor is in a pickle as the seating plans for the wedding fall apart. But she soon has bigger fish to fry when the source of the poison is traced to a trusted establishment in town. Eleanor is certain they are being framed and that sabotage is afoot... And when a sample of poisoned wedding cake is delivered anonymously to Hugh working at his station miles away in Oxford, Eleanor realises that while she has been planning for the future, her past has been catching up with her. Eleanor must race across the countryside to save her love from certain death. Can Eleanor find the proof in the pudding and save Hugh in time? And will the poisoner finally get their just desserts? A gripping and totally twisty historical cozy mystery set in an English village. Fans of T.E. Kinsey, Catherine Coles and L.B. Hathaway won't be able to put this down. Readers love Verity Bright 'MY FAVOURITE BOOK... Had me hooked... I absolutely devoured this brilliant read in one sitting as I just could not put it down... I was gutted when I came to the end... Amazing ' bookwormwhitlock86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I absolutely LOVED this ... Had me hooked from the beginning and I kept flipping through the pages because I could not put it down ' @bookishbri_, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Unputdownable... Had me hooked immediately... Filled with suspense, mystery, laughter... Absolutely perfect... I devoured it in one sitting as I just could not put it down and gave up on lying to myself saying just one more chapter as that never happened ' Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'LOVE... I finished this book in one day ' DianeLikesToRead, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fabulous... Charming... A nail-biting page-turner... Fabulous... I gobbled it up in a single sitting.' Bookish Jottings, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The most fun I have had reading a historical mystery I loved... had me laughing out loud before the tenth page ... I can't recommend this book enough ' Too Fond of Books, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9781803145297

Publisher

Bookouture

Published

March 31, 2025

Pages

342

Weight

11.8 oz

Subject

Fiction