title: Sneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers
author:  Rita Mae Brown 
description: It is also a mystery whether this should be considered a proper cookbook. Feline Sneaky Pie, owned by human author Rita Mae Brown, narrates the 25 recipes that are divided fairly evenly between menus for humans and those for edibles for four-legged creatures (those animals include rabbits, horses, and dogs, as well as cats). Some dishes are serious and straightforward, such as Mom's fried chicken. Other recipes mirror Sneaky's humor; note the instructions for the dog's dinner: "Take the leftovers from these recipes, toss all of them in a dish, and feed. [Hee hee]." The fun is not so much in the cooking as in the accompanying prose; after all, it's not every day that we learn one of Rita Mae's most cherished beliefs--"cocktail parties are an excellent way to weaken men." For the Sneaky Pies in all of us. <i>Barbara Jacobs</i>
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  PRAISE FOR THE COMFORT FOOD MYSTERIES
  
  
  “A delicious helping of comfort food with a dash of mystery and a cast of
  lovable characters that’ll keep you laughing long after the book ends.”
  
  
  —Kate Carlisle, _New York Times_ bestselling author of the Bibliophile
  Mysteries
  
  
  “As down-home and satisfying as the daily special served at the Silver Bullet
  Diner.”
  
  
  —Krista Davis, _New York Times_ bestselling author of the Domestic Diva
  Mysteries and the Paws & Claws Mysteries
  
  
  “Trixie Matkowski is a frisky, sassy sleuth with a heart of gold.”
  
  
  —Daryl Wood Gerber, national bestselling author of the Cookbook Nook Mysteries
  
  
  “A fun cozy mystery with a likable female sleuth, great supporting characters,
  and lots of puzzles to solve.”
  
  
  —Fresh Fiction
  
  
  “Good humor, down-home food, and fun diner dialect all make this a very
  lighthearted mystery with a feisty heroine, a steadfast deputy, and an even
  more adorable rescue dog comp