Books by Crystal King

The Happiness Collector by Crystal King, book cover

The Happiness Collector

MIRA Books · 2025

A historian's dream job in Italy takes a dark turn when she discovers her employers aren't exactly human.

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In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King, book cover

In the Garden of Monsters

MIRA Books · 2024

A retelling of the myth of Hades and Persephone, inspired by Salvador Dalí's 1948 visit to Italy's Sacro Bosco.

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The Chef's Secret by Crystal King, book cover

The Chef's Secret

Atria Books · 2019

The story of Bartolomeo Scappi, private chef to four popes, and the fifty-year love affair he hid from the world.

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Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King, paperback cover

Feast of Sorrow

Atria Books · 2017

A novel of ancient Rome about Apicius, the gourmet who inspired the world's oldest cookbook, and the ambition that led to his destruction.

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