Eat, Drink and Be Murdered: A Food and Drink Anthology: 154 #literature

Eat, Drink and Be Murdered: A Food and Drink Anthology: 154 #literatureDATE OF RELEASE: 10 SEPT 2026 A mouth watering feast of crime fiction, including stories of mushroom murders, brown bread spread with bacillus botulinus, and tales in which the identity of killers is proved by a purchase of fillet steak or an inexpert knowledge of fine wines. This new collection from British Library Crime Classics features some of the greatest mystery tales from the Golden Age of detective fiction to be based around food and drink.

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Jones leads readers on a journey through centuries and across continents as each castle tells a unique story of power

Colquhoun's Cornwall is a living landscape

Discover the tactical innovations and brilliant strategies as well as the bizarre superstitions

and sexual scenes were removed for the English publication

gets caught up in fights and parties

and what we owe them

forever an outsider – wonders whether the relationship might offer a way out of a life marked by alienation

fun family outdoor adventures

menacing splendor

From the TikTok poetry sensation David Larbi

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