Food To Die For: Secrets From Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen

The millions of fans who read Patricia Cornwell's bestsellers know that her popular character, Kay Scarpetta, loves to unwind in the kitchen.

Book after book finds her tapping into her Italian heritage to create delicious meals for herself and her friends.

Brimming with full-color photographs and inspired by dozens of food scenes in Kay's kitchen and favorite restaurants, Food to Die For is a cookbook tailor-made for Scarpetta fans.

Among the criminally good recipes:

* Miami-Style Chili with Beer (All That Remains)

* Grilled Grouper with Butter and Key Lime Juice (Cruel and Unusual)

* Jack Daniel's Chocolate Pecan Pie (The Body Farm)