I’m excited to share with you the cover reveal for the first book in the new “Caribbean Kitchen” mystery series, coming October 2021 and is up for pre-order.
Book Synopsis
Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith becomes a seasoned sleuth in Raquel V. Reyes’s Caribbean Kitchen Mystery debut, a savory treat for fans of Joanne Fluke and Jenn McKinlay.
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. 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. 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.
When a second woman dies soon after, suspicions coalesce around a controversial Cuban herbalist, Dr. Fuentes–especially after the morning show’s host collapses while interviewing him. Detective Pullman is not happy to find Miriam at every turn. 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.
As the ingredients to the deadly scheme begin blending together, Miriam is on the verge of learning how and why the women died. But her snooping may turn out to be a recipe for her own murder.
Publication Date: October 12, 2021
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Format: Print, Digital
Name of Series: Caribbean Kitchen
Number in Series: #1
Genre: Cozy/Traditional Mystery
Author Website: LatinaSleuths.com and CozyFlorida.com. I am @LatinaSleuths across social media platforms.
Raquel V. Reyes writes stories with Latina characters. Her Cuban-American heritage, Miami, and the Caribbean feature prominently in her work. Raquel is a co-chair for SleuthFest. Her short story “A Star Goes Dark” is in the 15th Malice Domestic anthology.
All comments are welcomed.
I love the cover! It definitely makes me want to read the book.
Thank you for hosting the cover reveal of Mango, Mambo, and Murder. I can’t wait for readers to get a taste for this Caribbean Kitchen series!
thank you for the honor of sharing it to everyone.
Raquel … congrats on the new book. Looking forward to reading it!
Thank you Debra!
It’s fabulous! Congratulations!
Charming cover! Congratulations, Raquel!
What a great cover, Raquel!
Nice cover. Great colors. And that’s a very cute cat!
What a great cover! Congratulations, Raquel
Congrats Raquel!
Beautiful cover! Congratulations!
The cover intices me to pick this one up
That’s a great cover and the story sounds intriguing!
I haven’t read a good cozy in probably twenty years, and this ticks my kitchen witch AND Caribbean nostalgia boxes!
So excited – fantastic cover!
Love the cover, it sounds very good thanks
Penney
This looks so fun!
Love it! I’m so proud of you 💜
I will definitely be picking this up! Ican’t wait!
What a great cover! Sounds like a good book.
Congrats on the new book. Love the cover