A fast-talking businessman is felled by a frying pan: โSoul food and sassy charactersโฆa feast that will satisfy the appetites of readers.โโLibrary Journal
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Welcome to Mahaliaโs Sweet Teaโthe finest soul food restaurant in Prince Georgeโs County, Maryland. In between preparing her famous cornbread and mashed potatoes so creamy โtheyโll make you want to slap your Momma,โ owner Halia Watkins is about to dip her spoon into a grisly mystery . . .
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Halia Watkins has her hands full cooking, hosting, and keeping her boisterous young cousin, Wavonne, from getting too sassy with customers. Having fast-talking entrepreneur Marcus Rand turn up in her kitchen is annoying enough when heโs aliveโbut finding his dead body face-down on her ceramic tile after hours is much worse.
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Marcus had his enemies, and the cast iron frying pan beside his corpse suggests that at last, his shady business deals went too far. Halia is desperate to keep Sweet Teaโs name out of the sordid spotlight but her efforts only make Wavonne a prime suspect. Now Halia will have to serve up the real villainโbefore the killer returns for a second helping . . .
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Features delicious recipes from Mahaliaโs Sweet Tea,including Sour Cream Corn Bread and Sweet Corn Casserole!