READERS GUIDE
Reading Group Discussion Questions for To Kill A Cook1. If this book had a tasting menu, which three moments would you serve as courses—and which one would be dessert?
2. Romantic and platonic relationships in the book are shaped by withheld truths—about identity, history, and desire. Which secrecy felt most justified to you, and which felt most damaging? Did your sympathies shift by the end?
3. Who would you absolutely not want sitting next to you at a dinner party from this book—and why?
4. Which was your favorite scene in the book, and why?
5. How about your favorite line or paragraph?
6. To Kill a Cook blends mystery with a healthy dose of humor—which moment made you laugh at a time you maybe felt you “shouldn’t” have?
7. If you were solving this mystery, what totally wrong theory would you have been convinced by halfway through?
8. When Bernice finally names her bisexuality out loud, it’s blunt, almost tossed like a grenade mid-argument. Did that moment feel shocking to you—or did it feel like Bernice couldn’t have approached it any other way?
9. Were you surprised by the novel’s ending?
10. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
