A Fatal Feast
A Murder, She Wrote Thanksgiving Mystery
A Fatal Feast
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Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain
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Murder, She Wrote Mysteries
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Hardcover, mass market paperback, ebook, audiobook
A Fatal Feast is part of the Murder, She Wrote Mystery Series by award-winning author Mindy Quigley. The amateur sleuth is chef Delilah O’Leary.
Delilah is opening a gourmet deep-dish pizzeria in Geneva Bay, Wisconsin, a lakeside gem with millionaire estates, endless summer fun...and a shady past as a mob hideout. She’s got the recipes, the location, and a handsome fiancé with deep pockets. Life should taste as good as her extra-cheesy pies.
Then the fiancé disappears, leaving nothing for Delilah but Butterball, their massive, spoiled tabby who thinks every pizza is his personal snack. Things get worse fast. Delilah finds a dead body and her sweet elderly aunt holding the murder weapon.
Local detective Calvin Capone (yes, that Capone’s great-grandson) starts digging, and suddenly Delilah’s dream restaurant is on the chopping block. To clear her aunt and get the dough going again, Delilah has to solve the case herself. But in a town that loves its secrets almost as much as its pizza, one wrong move could cost her everything.
Reasons to Read Murder, She Wrote: A Fatal Feast
Six Feet Deep Dish is witty, twisty, and sharp as a pizza cutter. It has everything cozy mystery readers love: a sleuth who jumps off the page, a delightful setting, a page-turning mystery, a scene-stealing cat named Butterball, and laugh-out-loud moments that make you remember how fun and entertaining a cozy mystery can be.
Every character feels interesting and multi-dimensional. Delilah has a temper hot enough to match the kitchen heat but a soft spot for the people in her life. She’s stressed about payroll, furious at her ex, and still somehow finds room to care about her aging aunt and a cat the size of a small ottoman. It’s impossible not to root for her. Her counterpart, Detective Calvin Capone, is a steady presence but with enough spark to keep things exciting. And Butterball the cat steals every scene he’s in unless it’s already being stolen by Delilah’s delightful Aunt Biz.
The story is fast-paced; something new is always happening as Delilah plows through the investigation. It feels like everyone has a secret, and the plot takes quite a few twists and turns before the action-packed ending. Along the way, there are laugh-out-loud moments and heartwarming bits that make you adore the characters.
You finish the story hungry for pizza and curious about the next book in the series. Fortunately, Six Feet Deep Dish ends with several really amazing recipes, including a satisfying deep dish pizza. And there are five more books in the series that let you check in with the characters and explore everything Geneva Bay, Wisconsin has to offer.
Six Feet Deep Dish is available as an ebook, large-print paperback (455 pages), mass-market paperback (320 pages), and audiobook (9 hours and 43 minutes; narrated by Holly Adams). The ebook version is available to read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription.
What Readers Say About Murder, She Wrote: A Fatal Feast
“I haven’t seen an episode of Murder, She Wrote since the series was originally aired, and this was the first book Murder, She Wrote book I’ve read. But dang what a crisp, quaint, vivid, and tight little murder mystery this was! ”
“A real page turner - held my interest to the very end. Much more than just a rainy day read.”
“Very reflective of the series. Can almost hear Angela Lansbury speaking! Clever and well written plot and extremely interesting.”
“Another delightful MSW book. Fun to read around Thanksgiving. Good narration, solid supporting characters, and always appreciate an appearance from George Sutherland.”
More Murder, She Wrote Mystery Books
The Murder, She Wrote mystery series includes dozens of novels. Each one works as a standalone novel, so you can read them in order or out of order. Some of the books are set in Cabot Cove, and others are set in various places across the country and around the world. Here are a few Murder, She Wrote mystery book recommendations to explore.
