The Serial Killer Cookbook by Ashley Lecker

The Serial Killer Cookbook

True Crime Trivia and Disturbingly Delicious Last Meals From Death Row's Most Infamous Killers and Murderers

Ashley Lecker

Ulysses Press · Print & ebook · April 21, 2020

Bring your love of true crime cookbooks into the kitchen with meals ranging from the unusual last meals (a single unpitted black olive) to the over-the-top (a dozen deep-fried shrimp, a bucket of fried chicken, French fries, and a pound of strawberries), inspired by Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and other infamous death row inmates.The perfect gift for true crime lovers and murderino cookbook collectors, The Serial Killer Cookbook: Last Meals pairs serial killer facts with the final meal recipes of what these killers ate during their last hours.

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Who it’s for
A morbidly brisk blend of true-crime trivia, cookbook framing, and death-row menu oddities.
Genres
Serial Killers, True Crime
Published
Ulysses Press, April 21, 2020

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Bring your love of true crime cookbooks into the kitchen with meals ranging from the unusual last meals (a single unpitted black olive) to the over-the-top (a dozen deep-fried shrimp, a bucket of fried chicken, French fries, and a pound of strawberries), inspired by Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and other infamous death row inmates.The perfect gift for true crime lovers and murderino cookbook collectors, The Serial Killer Cookbook: Last Meals pairs serial killer facts with the final meal recipes of what these killers ate during their last hours.

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With full-color food photography, disturbing true crime stories, and step-by-step recipes, you’ll be cooking up killer meals in no time. This dark cookbook is both delicious and shocking, and spans breakfast favorites to decadent desserts, including: • Seared Steak, Hash Browns, Toast, and Fried Eggs (given to but not eaten by Ted Bundy, serial killer) • Chicken Parmesan and Alfredo Pasta (eaten by Ruth Snyder, murderer) • Justice, Equality, and World Peace (eaten by Odell Barnes, murderer) • Mac and Cheese (eaten by Gustavo Julian Garcia, murderer) • And much more!

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A morbidly brisk blend of true-crime trivia, cookbook framing, and death-row menu oddities.

Come here for

  • true-crime trivia with a kitchen twist
  • last-meal curiosities, grimly formatted

Expect

  • reference-friendly oddments
  • more fascination than comfort

Where it sits

Serial Killers71%
True Crime20%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • American Cooking
  • Murder & Homicide
  • Serial Killers
Authors
Ashley Lecker
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Published
April 21, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
American Cooking