The Bookish Life of Angela Lansbury

If you’re in the mood for a foodie cozy and one set at a fall festival (mind you, we’re talking Miami fall), here you go! When the houses are decorated for Halloween it isn’t strange to find a corpse in your yard; but when it’s someone you know and human, things take a turn. That’s how things are going for Miriam Quiñones-Smith, a local food show host who has a knack for getting involved in murder mysteries. So naturally she’ll have another body on her hands when a chef is found dead at the bottom of a staircase — the chef for the gala Miriam is in charge of and who was just fighting with the club’s manager. It’ll only be a matter of time before Miriam herself is in danger…If you want to start at the beginning, pick up Mango, Mambo, and Murder.

For fans of recent historical mysteries, the “is it a murder or not” trope, and books set in a home where everyone is a potential suspect. Andy Mills was an inspector for the San Francisco police until he was caught in a gay bar, was outed, and fired for being gay. Which is how he ends up being hired by a recent widow to look into the death of Irene Lamontaine, the head of a soap empire. Irene lived on an estate with family and staff that created a safe place to live for members of the LGBTQ+ community, while keeping the world out. The question is whether Irene’s death was a murder (remember: big ol’ company and money at stake), and if so: is someone who lives on the estate a murderer? As Andy visits the estate and gets to know everyone, who can he trust?