Three-Course Murder is a compilation of Nancy Fairbanks's first three Carolyn Blue culinary mysteries with recipes.

Crime Brulee
With her husband attending a chemistry conference in New Orleans, Carolyn researches a book on Cajun and Creole cuisine. But as she gets a taste of Creole, a friend disappears and clues lead to an alligator swamp where it's eat or be eaten.

Truffled Feathers
A large company trying to win over Carolyn's husband flies them to the Big Apple. They get serious city wining and dining and a true tast of New York until someone in the company is murdered over a plate of fine deli pastrami.

Death a l'Orange
It's a culinary tour de France for Carolyn Blue in Normandy, but the tour bus seems to have taken a wrong turn down Rue de Murder. Carolyn is once again tracking down a killer with an insatiable appetite.