Thou Shalt Not Grill

Tamar Myers. New American Library, $19.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-451-21113-2

Fans of culinary cozies will welcome Tamar Myers's Thou Shalt Not Grill: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery with Recipes. The Hernia, Pa., bicentennial barbecue gives Magdalena Yoder, owner of the PennDutch Inn, the chance to share several grilling recipes with readers-and to investigate the murder of an inn guest that baffles the out-to-lunch local police.

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