By: Ann S. Hill
Author Ann Perramond (pen name Ann Myers for
this series) has been nominated in the amateur sleuth category for an RT book
award. Her intriguing book summary follows:
Cinco de Mayo brings margaritas, guacamole—and murder—to the menu in the second Santa Fe
Café Mystery.
Tres Amigas Café chef Rita
Lafitte is whipping up green chile soufflés and chocolate flan cake to
celebrate Cinco de Mayo and prepare for a romantic dinner date. If only her
friend Linda, the daughter of Rita’s octogenarian boss Flori, could get into
the festive spirit. Linda’s humble food cart, Tía Tamales, is under siege from Crepe Empire, the
hottest stand in Santa Fe, and its owner, a pompous star chef named Napoleon.
Linda confronts Napoleon in a public argument
that leaves her dying from embarrassment. However, it’s Napoleon who ends up
dead. When Linda discovers his body, stabbed and pinned beneath her tamale
cart, she becomes the number-one suspect. Determined to prove Linda’s innocence, Rita
investigates. From Napoleon’s disgruntled
former employees to a shady health inspector, the list of suspects grows longer
than Flori’s strings of dried chiles. And when another corpse surfaces, Rita
must scramble to catch an elusive killer with an appetite for murder…
We’ll be watching to see whether you win, Ann,
and we’ll be checking out your book in the meantime.
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