Cheddar Off Dead Book Club Kit

Cheddar Off Dead

Cheddar Off Dead is the first book in the Cheese Shop Mystery Series by Korina Moss. The amateur sleuth is Willa Baur, a cheesemonger with a French-inspired cheese shop in Yarrow Glen, a small town in the Sonoma Valley in California. Read more about Cheddar Off Dead.

Cheddar Off Dead Discussion Questions

Note: If you aren’t in a book club, you can still use these questions to reflect on the book after you read it.

• What three words would you use to describe Cheddar Off Dead?

• Who was your favorite character?

• What did you think of the town? Would you like to visit Yarrow Glen?

• Would you like to work as a cheesemonger?

• What is your favorite cheese?

• If you could open any retail business in Yarrow Glen,  what would it sell?

• Did you have a favorite scene in the book? What did you like about this scene?

• Were you able to identify the culprit?

• What red herrings threw you off the real culprit’s trail?

• What did you think of the ending?

• Would you like to see Cheddar Off Dead turned into a movie?

• Do you have any predictions for future books in this series?

• Have you made the recipes in the back of the book yet? Do you plan to?

• Will you read the next book in the series, Gone for Gouda?

Fun Activities for a Cheddar Off Dead Book Club Meeting

• Make the Fontina and Friends Fondue Recipe at the end of Cheddar Off Dead and serve it at the book club meeting.

• Ask every member to bring a type of cheese. Then, create a cheese sampler plate for snacking during the meeting.

• Create blind taste tests with cheese and ask participants to guess what kind of cheese they’re eating.

• Ask every member to bring a fun fact about cheese. Then, take turns reading the facts during the party.

• Create cheese and wine pairings. Then, choose the best pairing. (Try cheese and cracker pairings for a non-alcoholic version of this game.)

• Ask every member to bring an index card with a cheesy recipe on it. Then, do a recipe swap at the meeting.

• During the meeting, ask everyone to create a cozy mystery book title that contains a funny cheese pun. Put all the titles into a bowl and then pass them around and read them out loud.

Interview with Author Korina Moss

Read an interview with Korina Moss, the author of Cheddar Off Dead. Learn more about upcoming author events and sign up for Korina’s free monthly newsletter on her website, www.korinamossauthor.com.