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Calypso, corpses, and cooking / Raquel V. Reyes.

Reyes, Raquel V., (author.).

Summary:
"Fall festivities are underway in Coral Shores, Miami. Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith wakes up to find a corpse in her front yard. The body by the fake tombstone is the woman that was kicked out of the school's Fall Festival the day before. Miriam's luck does not improve. Her passive-aggressive mother-in-law puts her in charge of the Women's Club annual gala. But this year, it's not canapes and waltzes. Miriam and her girlfriends-squad opt for fun and flavor. They want to spice it up with Caribbean food trucks and a calypso band. While making plans at the country club, they hear a volatile argument between the new head chef and the club's manager. Not long after, the chef swan dives to his death at the bottom of the grand staircase. Was it an accident? Or was it Beverly, the sous chef, who is furious after being passed over for the job? Or maybe it was his ex-girlfriend, Anastasia? Add two possible poisonings to the mix and Miriam is worried the food truck fun is going to be a major crash. As the clock ticks down and the body count goes up, Miriam's life is put in jeopardy. Will she connect the dots or die in the deep freeze? Foodies and mystery lovers alike will savor the denouement as the truth is laid bare in this simmering stew of rage, retribution, and murder"--Dust jacket flap.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781639101061
  • ISBN: 1639101063
  • Physical Description: 327 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crooked Lane, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes recipes.
Subject: Cuban Americans > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Women > Societies and clubs > Fiction.
Miami (Fla.) > Fiction.
Genre: Cozy mysteries.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 10 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library MYS REYES (Text) 50686016237641 Adult Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library REY (Text) 33249025358833 New Available -
Martin Library Adults REY Mystery True Crime (Text) 33454005901293 Reading Room Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity FIC REY CAL 2022 (Text) 31001101871789 Adult Fiction Available -
New Oxford Library MYS FIC REYES RAQUEL (Text) 35740635887110 Mystery Fiction Available -
Reading Public Library RPL - Main Mystery Reyes (Text) 33223008959115 Mystery Available -
Shamokin Coal Twp Public Library MYST REY (Text) 23175000582513 Mystery Available -
Southern Lehigh Public Library FIC REY (Text) 30044100903162 New Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/03/2024
West Lawn-Wyomissing Hills Library REY (Text) 33249025428156 Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009648743 Adult Fiction Available -

Summary: "Fall festivities are underway in Coral Shores, Miami. Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith wakes up to find a corpse in her front yard. The body by the fake tombstone is the woman that was kicked out of the school's Fall Festival the day before. Miriam's luck does not improve. Her passive-aggressive mother-in-law puts her in charge of the Women's Club annual gala. But this year, it's not canapes and waltzes. Miriam and her girlfriends-squad opt for fun and flavor. They want to spice it up with Caribbean food trucks and a calypso band. While making plans at the country club, they hear a volatile argument between the new head chef and the club's manager. Not long after, the chef swan dives to his death at the bottom of the grand staircase. Was it an accident? Or was it Beverly, the sous chef, who is furious after being passed over for the job? Or maybe it was his ex-girlfriend, Anastasia? Add two possible poisonings to the mix and Miriam is worried the food truck fun is going to be a major crash. As the clock ticks down and the body count goes up, Miriam's life is put in jeopardy. Will she connect the dots or die in the deep freeze? Foodies and mystery lovers alike will savor the denouement as the truth is laid bare in this simmering stew of rage, retribution, and murder"--Dust jacket flap.

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