The Role of Food in Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis
More than one person has noted that meals play a prominent role in Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis. This is deliberate. Readers will see that a lot of scenes revolve around meals, often with comic overtones and featuring distinctive meals. I did this for multiple reasons. One was to create a distinctive scene– sometimes physical descriptions of settings help, but food creates a sensory connection as well. A mental image the reader’s head may provide a visual picture, but food descriptions set up taste and smell images as well, and scent is an evocative sense, which, if the readers are willing to use their imaginations, it makes the settings come alive mentally to another level.
What do you think? What are some instances when reading about food or watching a food scene on film and television provoked a response in you? Please let me know what you think in the comments.
Chris Chan’s sequel to Sherlock’s Secretary, Nessie’s Nemesis, was published on September 3rd by MX Publishing. His novel Ghosting My Friend was released by Level Best Books on March 28th. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2. His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a Kindle edition.
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