简介:MeetTannieMaria.She"sfifty-something,shortandsoft(perhapsabittoosoftinthewrongplaces).TannieMariaisourirresistiblenarrator,awomanofheartyappetiteandformidableculinaryskills.TannieMarialivesinthesmalltownofEdeninSouthAfricaandisobsessedwithfood.She"sabitofanoddityinthisveryhotanddryfarmingregionoftheKaroo,havingarrivedtenyearsagofromScotland,whensheinheritedhergreataunt"shouse.Alongwithherco-worker,Jessie-akick-assyoungblackinvestigativejournalist-shegetsdrawnintoamurdermystery.WhenTheKarooGazetteinsistsonreplacingherrecipepagewithanAgonyAuntcolumn,TannieMariadiscoversshehasagiftforhelpingpeopletodealwiththeirheartachesandconfronttheirfears-withjusttherightrecipeinthemixeverytime.Whenawomanfromthevillageisviciouslymurdered,TannieMariaandherfeistyyoungreportercolleagueJessiecan"tresistbeingdrawnintotheinvestigation.Martine"smurdershakesupthewholetown,skeletonscomeflyingoutofclosets,anddangerlurksaroundeverycorner.Amurdermysteryserieswithaspicycomedicflavor,basedonthebest-sellingTannieMariabooksbySallyAndrew,andsetinthebreathtakinglandscapesofSouthAfricaandScotland.