problems, Tannie Maria is eventually
forced to face her own issues, especially when the troubles of those she
helps touch on the pain of her past,
like a woman desperate to escape her
abusive husband.
Synopsis:
A bright new talent makes her fiction
debut with this first entry in a delicious crime set in rural South Africa—a
flavorful blend of The #1 Ladies Detective Agency and Goldie Schulz series,
full of humor, romance, and recipes
and featuring a charming cast of characters.
Tannie Maria (Tannie meaning Auntie,
the respectful Afrikaans address for a
woman older than you) is a middleaged widow who likes to cook—and
eat. She shares her culinary love as a
recipe columnist for the local paper—
until The Gazette decides its readers
are hungrier for advice on matters of
the heart rather than ideas for lunch
and dinner.
Maria about help. But then the wife
ends up dead. After the death of the
woman, Tannie Maria finds herself
entangled into one big melting pot. So
many suspects, an amateur detective,
an investigative journalist, and 2 policemen keep Tannie Maria on her
When the woman is murdered, Tannie
toes.
Maria becomes dangerously entwined
in the investigation, despite the best Recipes for Love and Murder is a laugh
efforts of one striking detective deter- -out-loud read that readers will be
mined to keep her safe. Suddenly, this coming back to every time. Humor,
practical, down-to-earth woman is intrigue, red herrings, and much more
involved in something much more sin- can be found inside of this exciting
ister than perfecting her chocolate fast-paced plot. There's a stocky man
cake recipe . . .
who abuses his wife. This wife has
written to Tannie Maria about help.
But then the wife ends up dead. After
Rating: 5 stars
the death of the woman, Tannie Maria
finds herself entangled into one big
Review:
melting pot. So many suspects, along
with an amateur detective, a hardRecipes for Love and Murder by Sally boiled journalist, and two 2 policemen
Andrew is an intriguing mystery that keep Tannie Maria on her toes. Sereaders will love. Sally Andrew has crets are kept and Tannie Maria is decreated a brilliant masterpiece for termined to solve the case of who dun
readers everywhere to enjoy. If you it. Readers won't figure it out until the
love food, writing, and solving a mur- very end. Sally Andrew has beautifully
der, then this is indeed the novel for woven a variety of interesting characyou. Tannie Maria goes for what she ters most who have may have a moloves to do...sharing her recipes with tive for the murder that keep readers
others...then she has to go a little out guessing. This is one mystery readers
of her comfort zone and finds herself everywhere will enjoy reading and not
loving every minute of her new job. want to pass. I love reading this story.
However, trouble soon starts brew- The plot is well-written and the charing...and before readers know it, they acters are well-developed. The race to
are taken high into a murder case find a murderer is on....and Tannie
along with Tannie Maria. Recip