Culinary murder mysteries have been popular since the days of Nero Wolfe novels . Cooking inspires some plots while writers work out recipes . `` The elements of writing crime are like a recipe , '' Page said . The first book in this series is called Murder on a High Floor and it was published by HarperCollins last year. Comfort foods help ease feelings of fear or aggression . Recipes included in the backs of books are also a popular feature of culinary mysteries .
Culinary murder mysteries have been popular since the days of Nero Wolfe novels . Cooking inspires some plots while writers work out recipes . The first book in this series is called Murder on a High Floor and it was published by HarperCollins last year. Comfort foods help ease feelings of fear or aggression . Recipes included in the backs of books are also a popular feature of culinary mysteries .