Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery, Volume 1

Contains

Canonical title

Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery, Volume 1

Original title

Murder on the Menu: Cordon Bleu Stories of Crime and Mystery

Alternate titles

The Speciality of the House (by Stanley Ellin) (by Stanley Ellin); The Chicken Soup Kid (by R.L. Stevens) (by R.L. Stevens); Bribery and Corruption (by Ruth Rendell) (by Ruth Rendell); The Case of the Shaggy Caps (by Ruth Rendell) (by Ruth Rendell); Chef d'Oeuvre (by Paul Gallico) (by Paul Gallico); Poison à La Carte (by Rex Stout) (by Rex Stout) (show all 41); La Spécialité de M. Duclos (by Oliver La Farge) (by Oliver La Farge); Garden of Evil (by Carol Cail) (by Carol Cail); Three, or Four, for Dinner (by L.P. Hartley) (by L.P. Hartley); The Specialty of the House (by Stanley Ellin) (by Stanley Ellin); A Terrible Tale (by Gaston Leroux) (by Gaston Leroux); Lamb to the Slaughter (by Roald Dahl) (by Roald Dahl); So You Won't Talk! (by Damon Runyon) (by Damon Runyon); When No Man Pursueth (by Isaac Asimov) (by Isaac Asimov); Sauce for the Goose (by Patricia Highsmith) (by Patricia Highsmith); The Two Bottles of Relish (by Lord Dunsany) (by Lord Dunsany); A Very Commonplace Murder (by P.D. James) (by P.D. James); The Theft of the Used Teabag (by Edward D. Hoch) (by Edward D. Hoch); A Dinner at Imola (by August Derleth) (by August Derleth); The Refugees (by T.S. Stribling) (by T.S. Stribling); The Feast in the Abbey (by Robert Bloch) (by Robert Bloch); Recipe for a Happy Marriage (by Nedra Tyre) (by Nedra Tyre); The Three Low Masses (by Alphonse Daudet) (by Alphonse Daudet); The Deadly Egg (by Janwillem van de Wetering) (by Janwillem van de Wetering); The Coffin-Maker (by Alexander Pushkin) (by Alexander Pushkin); The Norwegian Apple Mystery (by James Holding) (by James Holding); Guests From Gibbet Island (by Washington Irving) (by Washington Irving); Gideon and the Chestnut Vendor (by J.J. Marric) (by J.J. Marric); The Compleat Housewife (by Richard Dehan) (by Richard Dehan); The Same Old Grind (by Bill Pronzini) (by Bill Pronzini); The Case of Mr. Lucraft (by Walter Besant and James Rice) (by Walter Besant and James Rice); Dogabody (by Francis M. Nevins ∙ Jr.) (by Francis M. Nevins ∙ Jr.); The Man Who Couldn't Taste Pepper (by G.B. Stern) (by G.B. Stern); Final Dining (by Roger Zelazny) (by Roger Zelazny); Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds (by Agatha Christie) (by Agatha Christie); The Long Dinner (by H.C. Bailey) (by H.C. Bailey); The Assassins' Club (by Nicholas Blake) (by Nicholas Blake); Dinner for Two (by Roy Vickers) (by Roy Vickers); A Case for Gourmets (by Michael Gilbert) (by Michael Gilbert); Rum for Dinner (by Lawrence G. Blochman) (by Lawrence G. Blochman); Under the Hammer (by Georges Simenon) (by Georges Simenon)

Original publication date

1993; 1984-04-01

People/Characters

Dr. Poggioli

Dedication

For
PHILIPPA and SUE
Anglo-Oz Caterers
Fiendishly Good Food!

First words

The scene is a small dinner party.

Disambiguation notice

27 short stories in this anthology.