Sunday, October 24, 2010


Delicious and Suspicious: a Memphis BBQ mystery by Riley Adams

In ten words or less: TV food scout is poisoned; members of Lulu Taylor's family suspected.

Review: Lulu Taylor is the owner of Aunt Pat's BBQ, which she runs with the help of her two sons--Ben and Seb--and Ben's wife, two daughters, and nephew Derrick. When Cooking Channel scout Rebecca Adrian comes to Memphis to find the best barbeque, everyone bends over backwards to impress her.
But Ms. Adrian is not easily impressed, and her brusque manner and insults offend everyone she meets. So when she is discovered dead in her hotel room, there are plenty of suspects.

Why bother? A colorful Memphis setting, lots of suspects to eliminate, and much talk about food make an appealing mystery for readers who like their books with a side of cole slaw. Recipes included, of course.

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