Carbs & Cadavers (Supper Club Mysteries Book 1)

Book One in the harrowing and heartwarming Supper Club Mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams!

Meet the Supper Club, a group of friends dead set on counting calories and catching killers . . .

After giving up his dream job and moving back home to the small town of Quincy’s Gap, English literature professor James Henry is tired of finding his happiness at the bottom of a bag of cheese doodles. In an effort to expand his social life and reduce his waistline, he joins a supper club for dieters who lovingly call themselves the Flab Five. He knows he and his new friends will have to watch what they eat, but he never expected to find murder on the menu.

Former high school football star Brinkley Myers was worshipped by fans and loathed by women. When he mysteriously drops dead in the local bakery, a young waitress at the town diner is suspected of foul play. Convinced she’s innocent, the Flab Five team up to weigh in on the investigation.

As the group begins to digest the clues and track down the real killer, they start to worry that they’ve bitten off more than they can chew, and it will take every ounce of willpower they have to keep losing weight without losing their lives . . .

Includes tempting recipes!

This is a brand-new, fully revised edition of a book originally published under the name J. B. Stanley.


“The first Supper Club mystery introduces the very likable and flawed James Henry. . . . Great pacing and characters make this a first-rate book. Readers will definitely want to come back for a second helping.” —RT Book Reviews


About the Author:

New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. Having spent her adult life in a series of landlocked towns, she cherishes her memories of open water, violent storms, and the smell of the sea. Her series include the Supper Club Mysteries, the Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries, and the Book Retreat Mysteries, among others.

• Fit to Die (Supper Club Mysteries Book 2)
• Stiffs and Swine (Supper Club Mysteries Book 4)
• The Battered Body (Supper Club Mysteries Book 5)
• Chili con Corpses (Supper Club Mysteries Book 3)
• Black Beans & Vice (Supper Club Mysteries Book 6)
• Pasta Mortem (Supper Club Mysteries Book 7)
• A Killer Collection (Antiques & Collectibles Mysteries Book 1)
• The Whispered Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society Book 2)
• Murder in the Reading Room (A Book Retreat Mystery 5)
• Murder in the Secret Garden (A Book Retreat Mystery 3)