Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking, Raquel V. Reyes
Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking, Raquel V. Reyes
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Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking

Author: Raquel V. Reyes

Narrator: Frankie Corzo

Unabridged: 8 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2022

Synopsis

Fall festivities are underway in Coral Shores, Miami. Cuban-American cooking-show star Miriam Quiñones-Smith wakes up to find a corpse in her front yard. The body by the fake tombstone is the woman that was kicked out of the school's Fall Festival the day before. Miriam's luck does not improve. Her passive-aggressive mother-in-law puts her in charge of the Women's Club annual gala. But this year, it's not canapes and waltzes. Miriam and her girlfriends-squad opt for fun and flavor. They want to spice it up with Caribbean food trucks and a calypso band. While making plans at the country club, they hear a volatile argument between the new head chef and the club's manager. Not long after, the chef swan dives to his death at the bottom of the grand staircase. Was it an accident? Or was it Beverly, the sous chef, who is furious after being passed over for the job? Or maybe it was his ex-girlfriend, Anastasia? Add two possible poisonings to the mix, and Miriam is worried the food truck fun is going to be a major crash. As the clock ticks down and the body count goes up, her life is put in jeopardy. Will she connect the dots, or die in the deep freeze? Foodies and mystery lovers alike will savor the denouement as the truth is laid bare in this simmering stew of rage, retribution, and murder.

About Raquel V. Reyes

Raquel V. Reyes was raised in oppositional cultures. Her early childhood was not unlike an I Love Lucy rerun with a heavy-accented, handsome Cuban father and a red-headed Southern mother whose smile brightened the room. A short story fan all her life, she has had stories published in several anthologies, including Mystery Most Theatrical, In the Midnight Hour, and Trouble No More. She lives in Miami, where she watches the waters for mermaids and leviathan.

About Frankie Corzo

Frankie Corzo is an experienced narrator and actress who spent her childhood performing in theater productions, commercials, films, and voiceovers. Born to Cuban immigrant parents, she narrates and acts in both Spanish and English. Her work has been added to numerous best of lists, including Audible's for 2017 and 2018. Born and raised in New Jersey, she currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 16, 2022

3.5 stars This is the second book in the 'Caribbean Kitchen' mystery series, featuring a Hispanic amateur sleuth and her circle of friends and relatives. Miriam Quiñones-Smith and Robert Smith, both natives of Miami, met and married when they were at NYU in New York. The couple and their now four-yea......more

Goodreads review by Madison on November 04, 2023

Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel R Reyes A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery #2. Cozy mystery. Can be read as a stand-alone. Significant Spanish included, most of which is easily translated in multiple ways by Miriam, such as answers to questions or restating the situation so the phrase is understood.......more

Goodreads review by beachbum bookworm on November 22, 2022

This is a really fun series! I love the characters, the culture, the location all of it...well everything except the MOTHER IN LAW!! She was my vote for most atrocious character in a cozy! This book takes place @ halloween, but would be great for anytime of year! I recommend this book to any cozy mys......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on October 22, 2022

I haven't read the first book in this series, though I would love to but I don't feel like I am missing part of the story. This is such a fun,high energy book. With Fall vibes emanating from each page we have our main character Miriam Quiñones-Smith a star of the Miami. Cuban-American cooking show. I......more

Goodreads review by Judy on October 10, 2022

I missed the first in this series, but jumped in with the second. Miriam Quiñones-Smith has is married and has a young son. She is a food anthropologist and has a cooking show in Miami. She wakes up to find a dead woman in her front yard. She recognizes her as the woman who was thrown out the of loc......more

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Enjoyable . . . Fans of Mia P. Manansala’s Arsenic and Adobo will want to check this out.

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