Overview

The 2023 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Bronze ​​​​​​​Awards Finalist: The 2023 Indies Today, The 2024 Book Excellence Awards A deadly feast, a mobster restaurant and a family get-together with fatal results. Savour the spicy tang of dark and twisted tales in Pass the Cyanide, a follow-up to the award-winning collection of culinary mysteries, Add Cyanide to Taste. From an old friend hiding a deadly secret to a ravenous house with an appetite for friends, Spiljak masterfully blends the allure of food and the thrill of mystery. Each story is a rich and satisfying serving of crime, with a twist that will leave you wanting more. A must-read for fans of culinary noir and foodies who love a pinch of danger with their suspense. All recipes included are cyanide-free.

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"'A cleverly plotted set of shorts; dark, gritty - and food-themed! Highly recommended!' The Wishing Shelf 'Tied together with sprinkles of food and beverage details, the short stories... depict imaginative murder mysteries with a varying range of motives that act as the spice in these quick, but engaging tales.' IndieReader Discovery 'I am addicted to these gruesome and yet utterly compelling stories and cannot get enough of them.' Zoe's Book Nook 'Overall a unique, witty and absolutely brilliant book of short stories that will have you laughing, shocked and absolutely hooked!!!' Bookworm 86 'A collection of eight stories with all the circumstances and momentum of the wildly entertaining mystery & crime noir.' Reedsy Discovery review 'For those with an appetite for dark and twisted mysteries, ""Pass the Cyanide"" is a literary feast not to be missed.' Review Thick & Thin 'As promised, this was a delicious little serving of bite-size mayhem."" BookSirens review"

'As promised, this was a delicious little serving of bite-size mayhem. I really enjoyed the interaction of the food as the driving force in the murders, and the inclusion of the recipes at the end was a brilliant touch!' BookSirens review 'This book just left me feeling happy. It was a lovely collection to read. The first story hooked me immediately; I loved the concept and was surprised by the twist.' Goodreads review

"'A cleverly plotted set of shorts; dark, gritty - and food-themed! Highly recommended!' The Wishing Shelf 'I am addicted to these gruesome and yet utterly compelling stories and cannot get enough of them.' Zoe's Book Nook 'Overall a unique, witty and absolutely brilliant book of short stories that will have you laughing, shocked and absolutely hooked!!!' Bookwarm 86 'A collection of eight stories with all the circumstances and momentum of the wildly entertaining mystery & crime noir.' Reedsy Discovery review 'For those with an appetite for dark and twisted mysteries, ""Pass the Cyanide"" is a literary feast not to be missed.' Review Thick & Thin 'As promised, this was a delicious little serving of bite-size mayhem."" BookSirens review"

Author Information

Karmen Spiljak is a Slovenian-Belgian writer of suspense, horror and speculative fiction. Her short fiction has been awarded and anthologised. Her short story collection, Add Cyanide to Taste, won the 2022 IndieReader Discovery award for best short stories/Fiction. Her thriller, No Such Thing as Goodbye, was shortlisted and received an honourable mention at The Black Spring Crime Fiction Prize 2020. She lives in Belgrade with her husband, two mischievous cats and an undefined number of literary characters. Find out more on www.karmenspiljak.com

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