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Zusatztext “This southwestern cozy comes with a spicy! Tex-Mex flair. Its delightful characters and clever mystery will have you stomping your boots for more.”—Mary Ellen Hughes! national bestselling author of Scene of the Brine “Adler’s debut sizzles with West Texas flavor and a mystery as satisfying as a plate of fresh tamales. Slip on a pair of cowboy boots! pour yourself a margarita! and kick back to enjoy this Texas-sized delight.”—Annie Knox! national bestselling author of the Pet Boutique Mysteries “Rebecca Adler’s Here Today! Gone Tamale is a much needed addition to the cozy mystery genre. Terrifically tantalizing…and as addictive as a bowl of chips and salsa. Settle in for a mystery fiesta you won’t soon forget.”—Melissa Bourbon! national bestselling author of the Magical Dressmaking Mysteries “What a tasty idea for a new series! In Here Today Gone Tamale ! Rebecca Adler merges the warm and vibrant West Texas town of Broken Boot with a clever murder mystery that kept me guessing until the exciting finale. Josie is an engaging hero who must solve the mystery while helping her delightfully quirky family and balancing trays of steaming tamales!”—Kathy Aarons! author of the Chocolate-Covered Mysteries Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Adler lives in Dallas, Texas. Here Today, Gone Tamale is her first novel and first in the Taste of Texas Mystery series. Klappentext In this all-new culinary cozy mystery series! reporter turned Tex-Mex waitress Josie Callahan is about to go from serving queso to solving cases… After losing her newspaper job in Austin and having her former fiancé unfriend her on Facebook! Josie Callahan scoops up her Chihuahua! Lenny! and slinks back to Broken Boot! Texas. Maybe working as head waitress at Milagro-her aunt and uncle's Tex-Mex restaurant-isn't exactly living the dream! but it is a fresh start. And business is booming as tourists pour into Broken Boot for its famous Wild West Festival. But when a local jewelry designer is found strangled outside Milagro after a tamale-making party! Josie's reporter instincts kick in. As suspects pile up and alibis crack faster than taco shells! Josie needs to wrap up this case tighter than her tía's tortillas-before another victim calls for the check… INCLUDES TEX-MEX RECIPES! Acknowledgments Praise for Here Today, Gone Tamale Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Recipes Chapter 1 “Josie!” Aunt Linda’s high-pitched drawl soared like a heat-seeking missile up the wooden stairs from our restaurant below, through my quaint living room, and into my sweet but tiny bedroom. There are three things Aunt Linda and Uncle Eddie have in common with tamales: they’re unpretentious, comforting, and fattening when consumed in excess. “Be right there,” I bellowed. “I’ll believe it when I see it, monkey.” I groaned, but it was all for show. Long gone were the days of hiding beneath the warm cocoon of my quilts. I was no longer that grieving twelve-year-old orphan, yanked from the concrete glamor of Dallas and plopped into the dust bowl of the West Texas desert. Back then, Aunt Linda forced me to partake in what she knew best, the banality of folding napkins and the comfort of tamales. Now I craved the nostalgic aromas and chaotic chatter that would soothe my eviscerated heart and humiliated pride. And it was time to boogie downstairs...
