In the novel, the author relates the title to the novel by using figures of speech in the text. To begin, Mrs. Mullet’s custard pie, that no one in the De Luce family eats, symbolizes the entire mystery. The pie crust is the outline of the mystery and is the general view of the mystery. The pie filling or the sweetness of the pie symbolizes the more hidden parts or clues of the mystery that need to be discovered and the deeper you dig, the more clues you find to the puzzle. In addition, the quote from Inspector Hewitt “Unless some sweetness at the bottom lie, Who cares for all the crinkling of the pie?” compares the taste of the pie to the presentation of it. The title is inspired by this quote and is the idea of the theme of the novel which
