Cinco de Mayhem: A Santa Fe Cafe Mystery (Santa Fe Café Mystery)

Margaritas, spicy guacamole - and murder - are among this year's preparations for Cinco de Mayo in the second Santa Fe Cafe mystery novel.Tres Amigas Cafe chef Rita Lafitte is busy baking her green chile souffles and chocolate flans for Cinco de Mayo. If only her friend Linda, the daughter of Rita's octogenarian boss Flori, could get into the festive spirit. Linda's cart, Tia Tamales, is losing business to Crepe Empire, the hottest food cart in Santa Fe. Napoleon, Crepe Empire's owner, is a pompous, celebrity chef who wants to squeeze out the competition. But when Linda gets into a heated argument with Napoleon and his corpse is later found stabbed and pinned beneath the wheels of her tamale cart, she becomes the number one suspect.Determined to prove Linda's innocence, Rita investigates. From Napoleon's disgruntled former employees to a shady health inspector, the list of suspects is longer than Flori's strings of dried chili peppers. And when another corpse surfaces, Rita must scramble to find an elusive killer with an appetite for murder... Margaritas, Spicy Guacamole-and Murder-are Among This Year's Preparations For Cinco De Mayo In The Second Santa Fe Cafe Mystery Novel. Tres Amigas Cafe Chef Rita Lafitte Is Busy Baking Her Green Chile Souffles And Chocolate Flans For Cinco De Mayo. If Only Her Friend Linda, The Daughter Of Rita's Octogenarian Boss Flori, Could Get Into The Festive Spirit. Linda's Cart, Tia Tamales, Is Losing Business To Crepe Empire, The Hottest Food Cart In Santa Fe. Napoleon, Crepe Empire's Owner, Is A Pompous, Celebrity Chef Who Wants To Squeeze Out The Competition. But When Linda Gets Into A Heated Argument With Napoleon And His Corpse Is Later Found Stabbed And Pinned Beneath The Wheels Of Her Tamale Cart, She Becomes The Number One Suspect. Determined To Prove Linda's Innocence, Rita Investigates. From Napoleon's Disgruntled Former Employees To A Shady Health Inspector, The List Of Suspects Is Longer Than Flori's Strings Of Dried Chili Peppers. And When Another Corpse Surfaces, Rita Must Scramble To Find An Elusive Killer With An Appetite For Murder. Margaritas, spicy guacamole—and murder—are among this year's preparations for Cinco de Mayo in the second Santa Fe Café mystery novel. Tres Amigas Café chef Rita Lafitte is busy baking her green chile soufflés and chocolate flans for Cinco de Mayo. If only her friend Linda, the daughter of Rita's octogenarian boss Flori, could get into the festive spirit. Linda's cart, Tia Tamales, is losing business to Crepe Empire, the hottest food cart in Santa Fe. Napoleon, Crepe Empire's owner, is a pompous, celebrity chef who wants to squeeze out the competition. But when Linda gets into a heated argument with Napoleon and his corpse is later found stabbed and pinned beneath the wheels of her tamale cart, she becomes the number one suspect. Determined to prove Linda's innocence, Rita investigates. From Napoleon's disgruntled former employees to a shady health inspector, the list of suspects is longer than Flori's strings of dried... "As Cinco de Mayo approaches, all of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is in a flurry of preparations as the margaritas chill and the decorations are hung. Life couldn't be better for chef Rita LaFitte: Tres Amigas, the cafe she works at with friends Linda and Flori, is flourishing; her daughter Cecelia seems happy; and she has a hot date with handsome lawyer Jake Strong. That is, until local restaurateur Napoleon attempts to take over all of the food carts in town and winds up dead under Linda's famous tamale truck. To help clear her dear friend's reputation, Rita teams up with her octogenarian boss, Flori, to hunt down the real killer"--Fantastic fiction When the local restaurateur who attempted to take over all of the food carts in town winds up dead under her friend Linda's famous tamale truck, Rita--a chef preparing for Cinco de Mayo in Santa Fe, New Mexico--must turn up the heat on the real killer before her friend gets burned for the crime