Maxie Pierce has a missing father and a half-sister
suspected of murder. Maxie and Sylvia start working the
chili cook-off circuit when their father, Texas Jack, went
missing. Maxie is determined to find him. Her personal
life is a mess. She's just been wiped out by her last
boyfriend. She gets asked out by Roberto, one of the crew
on the circuit. One date with Roberto is enough to let her
know that she isn't interested.
When Roberto's body tumbles out of an RV owned by a famous
chef, Maxie immediately becomes a person of interest.
Unfortunately, once the police are convinced of Maxie's
innocence, her half-sister, Sylvia, is arrested. It turns
out that Roberto was once Sylvia's fiancé. Like many
other women before her, Roberto used Sylvia and dumped her
once he had what he wanted.
Now, Maxie has two things to accomplish; find Jack and save
Sylvia from conviction.
The mystery in CHILI CON CARNAGE was interesting and
sufficiently devious to keep the readers involved in the
story. The twists and turns kept the reader's focus and
made the final resolution even more satisfying. The only
thing that made it hard for me to keep my attention on the
book was the constant fighting between Maxie and Sylvia.
Their continuing rivalry for their father's attention got in
the way of the story. It's time for them to grow up and let
the animosity go.
Bean there…done that…
Romance is supposed to be the spice of life. But Maxie
Pierce is so done with bad relationships—well, almost. She
just has to get rid of the latest loser, Roberto. Besides,
she has more important things to worry about. Her daddy,
Texas Jack Pierce, king of the chili cook-off circuit, has
been missing for nearly six weeks now. In his place, she
must team up with her irritating half sister, Sylvia, to
promote the family business at the Taos Chili Showdown, to
be judged by celebrity chef Carter Donnelly.
But when Maxie discovers Roberto’s body in the chef’s
trailer—only hours after publicly breaking up with him while
wearing a giant red chili pepper costume—she suddenly finds
she’s the one in the spotlight as the police pepper her with
questions. Now this Chili Chick needs to kick up the search
to catch the real killer and get back to finding her father…
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