[Review Buku] Murder with Macaroni and Cheese oleh A.L. Herbert

Murder with Macaroni and Cheese

(A Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery #2)

penulis A.L. Herbert

288 halaman halaman, NA/ Misteri

Rating: 

Dipublikasikan 30 Agustus 2016 oleh Kensington

Mahalia’s Sweet Tea is known for serving the best soul food in Prince George’s County, Maryland. But owner Halia also likes to indulge in soma á la carte detective work. Can she solve the murder of a former “mean girl” when a high school reunion takes a deadly turn?

When the organizing committee for her upcoming high school reunion desperately needs a caterer, Halia agrees to help out. Soon she’s serving up her signature macaroni and cheese and famous chicken wings to a host of appreciative ex-classmates. Some folks have blossomed since graduation. Others, like manipulative Raynell Rollins, currently married to a former football star, haven’t changed nearly enough.

When Raynell is found dead the morning after the reunion, the roll call of possible suspects could fill the school gymnasium. Extra-marital affairs, mega-church scandals and sports secrets… Raynell had her perfectly manicured hand in a lot of sticky situations. With her cousin Wavonne’s bungling assistance—and a helping of unwelcome dating advice from her mother, Celia—Halia is on course to track down the killer, before she becomes the alumna most likely to meet an untimely end…

Features delicious recipes from Mahalia’s Sweet Tea, including Double Crust Chicken Pot Pie and Chocolate Marshmallow Cake!

Ingat ketika saya bilang kalau kisah dari Halia dan kawan-kawan di Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles ini “nanggung”? Well, saya bersyukur tidak mutung baca seri ini berdasarkan prasangka buku pertamanya, karena di buku kedua….. mereka mengalami perkembangan yang sangat signifikan!!

[Review Buku] Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles oleh A.L. Herbert

Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles

(A Mahalia Watkins Soul Food Mystery #1)

penulis A.L. Herbert

320 halaman, NA/ Misteri

Rating:  

Dipublikasikan 24 Februari 2015 oleh Kensington

Welcome to Mahalia’s Sweet Tea—the finest soul food restaurant in Prince George’s County, Maryland. In between preparing her famous cornbread and mashed potatoes so creamy “they’ll make you want to slap your Momma,” owner Halia Watkins is about to dip her spoon into a grisly mystery…

Halia Watkins has her hands full cooking, hosting, and keeping her boisterous young cousin, Wavonne, from getting too sassy with customers. Having fast-talking entrepreneur Marcus Rand turn up in her kitchen is annoying enough when he’s alive—but finding his dead body face-down on her ceramic tile after hours is much worse.

Marcus had his enemies, and the cast iron frying pan beside his corpse suggest that at last, his shady business deals went too far. Halia is desperate to keep Sweet Tea’s name out of the sordid spotlight but her efforts only make Wavonne a prime suspect. Now Halia will have to serve up the real villain—before the killer returns for a second helping.

Feature delicious recipes from Mahalia’s Sweet Tea, including Sour Cream Corn Bread and Sweet Corn Casserole!

Dalam kisah misteri kali ini kita akan mengikuti Halia, pemilik sekaligus juru masak dari restoran Sweet Tea, untuk mengungkap pembunuh Marcus—co-owner yang ia temukan meninggal di dapur restorannya. Halia sebenarnya bisa saja menyerahkan urusan ini kepada polisi, namun reputasi restoran sangat dipertaruhkan. Tidak ada kan yang ingin pergi makan di restoran yang menjadi crime scene, selezat apapun masakannya?

Karena itulah Halia memiliki ide “gila” untuk memindahkan jasad Marcus jauh-jauh dari restoran. Dengan dibantu Wavonne, sepupunya, duo the dumb and dumber ini membuang jasad Marcus ke dekat tempat sampah sambil menunggu seseorang “menemukannya” keesokan paginya. Namun, ketika berita penemuan mayat tidak mereka dengar seharian, barulah mereka sadar bahwa jasad Marcus sudah hilang! Siapa orang yang repot-repot membersihkan pekerjaan mereka? Apakah orang yang sama yang membunuh Marcus?