Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder (An Andi Anna Jones Mystery)
by Mary Cunningham
About Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder
Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder (An Andi Anna Jones Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Florida/Cancun/Las Vegas
Wild Rose Press (April 27, 2022)
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1509241086
ISBN-13 : 978-1509241088
Digital ASIN : B09QXR7WKX
Andi Anna Jones, so-so travel agent and amateur sleuth, puts aside her resentment of her father’s widow and books a sixtieth birthday cruise to Cancun for Ruby and three friends. Never does Andi imagine the cruise will include the murder of a has-been lounge singer—or that Ruby might be the main suspect.
Flirting with more than danger after arriving in Mexico, Andi connects with charming local sheriff, Manual Gonzales. An embarrassing night involving the sheriff, too many margaritas, and a Mariachi band, can’t quell her determination to clear the name of her ex-stepmother.
While gathering clues and interviewing witnesses, however, she suspects dear old step-mom isn’t the only one in jeopardy.
EXCERPT
I jumped when the phone rang in the middle of grinding beans. I weighed the options. Much-needed caffeine or my sense of duty? Duty won.
“Ruby?”
“Hello? Miss? Are you there?”
Well, this sure isn’t Ruby. Nice baritone. “I’m here, but you’re cutting out. Who’s this?”
“Manuel Gonzales of the Cancun Sheriff’s Department, Miss…”
“Jones. But then I imagine you already know since you called me.” Was this the high-fallutin’ sheriff who arrested Ruby?
“Miss Jones, I apologize for the early morning call, but you were given as the main contact by one of our prisoners. I’d like to ask a few questions if I may.”
“I assume you’re calling about Ruby Jones.” Ground coffee beans beckoned. A half cup of scalded frothy milk waited to join fresh-brewed espresso. Darn. Why didn’t his call come in after I made coffee? I walked from the kitchen, blaming the man on the other end of the phone for my caffeine deprivation. “Ask away, Sheriff Gonzales.”
“First, allow me to get you up to speed regarding last night’s—uh—apparent homicide. I personally inspected the scene and made the arrest. Regarding the suspect, she is currently being—”
“Wait.” I cut him off, mid-sentence. A high-pitched commotion in the background sounded all too familiar. “Is that Ruby?”
“Un momento, por favor, Señorita Jones.”
A second tirade came across, loud and clear. “You can’t do this to me! I have rights as an American citizen! Remember the Al-a-moooo!”
“Cállate!”
I smiled for the first time since the nightmare began. Good luck shutting Ruby up.
About Mary Cunningham
Author, Mary Cunningham, grew up on the northern side of the Ohio River in Corydon, Indiana. Her first memories are of her dad’s original bedtime stories that no doubt inspired her imagination and love of a well-spun “yarn.”
Through the author’s horrifying stint as a travel agent, Andi Anna Jones sprang to life. The adult/mystery series gives extra meaning to the phrase, “Write what you know.” Cunningham has several books published, including Cynthia’s Attic, a five-book middle-grade fantasy, women’s lifestyle/humor book, WOOF: Women Only Over Fifty, Ebooks, Christmas With Daisy and Ghost Light. A biography of an army brat, turned UConn and WNBA basketball player, will be published in the spring of 2022.
She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Sisters In Crime-Atlanta Chapter, International Thriller Writers, Inc., and the Carrollton Writers Guild.
When she gives her fingers a break from the keyboard, Mary enjoys golf, swimming, and exploring the mountains of West Georgia where she makes her home with her husband and adopted, four-legged, furry daughter, Lucy.
Author Links
- Website: http://www.marycunninghambooks.com
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- Twitter: http://twitter.com/MaryCunningham
- Amazon Author Page: com: Mary Cunningham: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
- Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/author/show/367223.Mary_Cunningham
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