"I didn't set out to become a murder, but I did set out to becoming a food critic," she says. "She does drag a lot of real life, like New York Times restaurant reviewers of past and present." She puts respect on Ruth's name, on M.F.K. Fisher’s name; “I was like, okay, okay, you know what I'm saying? Does like David Brooks come and take her to a sandwich shop with really complicated sandwiches?" The book is published by Simon & Schuster at $16.99.