I listened to this book and struggled with the narration at times. I enjoy cozy mysteries with food and/or drink themes so this was right up my alley. If you are familiar with this genre then I don't think you will be disappointed. This book was recommended to me by a cozy mystery reading friend, so I was optimistic going into it. It was hard to get into, but once I did, I was glad I stuck it out. But her snooping may turn out to be a recipe for her own murder. After he catches her breaking into the doctor's apothecary, he enlists her help as eyes and ears to the places he can't access, namely the Spanish-speaking community and the tawny Coral Shores social scene.Īs the ingredients to the deadly scheme begin blending together, Miriam is on the verge of learning how and why the women died. Fuentes - especially after the morning show's host collapses while interviewing him. Detective Pullman is not happy to find Miriam at every turn. When a second woman dies soon after, suspicions coalesce around a controversial Cuban herbalist, Dr. But when the newly minted star attends a Women's Club luncheon, a socialite sitting at her table suddenly falls face-first into the chicken salad, never to nibble again.

Adding to her funk is an opinionated mother-in-law and a husband rekindling a friendship with his ex. Gracias to her best friend, Alma, she gets a short-term job as a Caribbean cooking expert on a Spanish-language morning TV show. Food anthropologist Miriam Quiñones-Smith's move from New York to Coral Shores, Miami, puts her academic career on hold to stay at home with her young son.

Mango mambo and murder