Nancy Fairbanks Books in Order

Aspiring food writer Carolyn Blue accompanies her husband to a New Orleans conference, planning to explore Cajun cuisine. When an old friend disappears during dinner, Carolyn follows a dangerous trail that leads into an alligator swamp.

Carolyn Blue and her husband visit New York expecting fine food and entertainment. When their host dies after eating pastrami, their separate investigations lead into corporate intrigue and publishing, revealing a murder behind the apparent medical emergency.

A culinary tour through France takes a dangerous turn for Carolyn Blue when an accident precedes a murder among the travelers. She must investigate her fellow tourists while trying to keep her family safe from a killer.

A visit to San Francisco turns alarming when Carolyn discovers that her mother-in-law has been arrested for murder. Investigating the bloodstained circumstances draws the food writer through competing accounts while tremors unsettle the city around her.

At an El Paso opera party, an artistic director dies after eating guacamole prepared by a disgruntled soprano. Food writer Carolyn Blue investigates, uncovering motives that suggest something more deliberate than a disastrous culinary revenge.

While visiting Barcelona, Carolyn Blue witnesses a museum performance in which one participant is actually dead. The victim’s resemblance to her friend Roberta draws Carolyn into a murder investigation complicated by a missing boy and local criminals.

While her husband is stranded in Paris, Carolyn befriends an Italian woman during a stay in Sorrento. When the woman is found drowned, Carolyn probes the relationships surrounding her to determine whether the death was murder.

A gourmet European cruise promises Carolyn a welcome holiday, despite sharing a cabin with her mother-in-law. Disgruntled crew members, a missing passenger and a corpse soon force her to investigate dangers beyond the ship's menu.

Joining her husband on a lecture trip to Lyon, Carolyn expects fine food and sightseeing. When poisoned foie gras intended for them kills a colleague, she investigates hidden relationships and tries to prevent another fatal meal.

Carolyn's book launch becomes a disaster when a flaming turkey demonstration injures her publisher and causes a fatal accident. Accused of terrorism, the food writer must uncover sabotage to restore her reputation and identify the culprit.