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CHILI CON CARNAGE

Chili Con Carnage, October 2013
Chili Cook-off Mystery #1
by Kylie Logan

Berkley
Featuring: Maxie Pierce
304 pages
ISBN: 0425262413
EAN: 9780425262412
Kindle: B00BC21SH4
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"Intriguing Mystery with Wonderful Recipes"

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CHILI CON CARNAGE
Kylie Logan

Reviewed by Sharon Salituro
Posted December 7, 2013

Mystery Cozy

Maxie never thought that she would be running a food wagon. But when her father disappears, she has no choice. Her first choice would have been to do it alone, but she has to work with her step sister Sylvia. When they were younger they got along, but now they can barely stand each other.

Her father Jack has been missing for over six weeks. There are some clues, but nothing has panned out. Maxie has dumped Roberto after having a very heated argument. Now several hours later, Roberto's body is found. Maxie of course is the first suspect. Maxie has no idea who would have killed Roberto; she just knows that she didn't. In a strange twist of fate, her step sister is arrested for the murder. Come to find out, Sylvia was living with him, but Roberto used a different name. They parted on really bad terms as they were in competition together and he stole one of her winning ideas.

Nick is the security guard for the chili cook off circuit. Not that he wants to get involved in the murder of Roberto, but Maxie, drags him into it. So together they try and solve this murder. Apparently several people had it out for him. Not only did Roberto have many enemies but he also went by a lot of different names.

Some of the people on the circuit knew him, but everyone is keeping secrets. Nick and Maxie have to drag information out of them, because no one is telling. After stumbling on some important info, can Nick and Maxie finally solve this case and move on to look for her missing father.

One of the reasons that I enjoyed Kylie Logan's book is because it had humor and mystery. Not only that, but at the end it includes recipes of some of the foods that were mentioned in the book. Since some of the food made my mouth water, I was really glad to see the recipes at the end. Since the missing father was not found in this book I am sure that there are going to be more to this series.

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SUMMARY

FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!

Bean there…done that…

Romance is supposed to be the spice of life. But Maxie
Pierce is so done with bad relationshipsβ€”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
trailerβ€”only hours after publicly breaking up with him while
wearing a giant red chili pepper costumeβ€”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…

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES!

EXCERPT

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BOOK SERIES

Chili Cook-off

Chili Con Carnage
CHILI CON CARNAGE
#1.0 β€’ October 2013
Death By Devil's Breath
DEATH BY DEVIL'S BREATH
#2.0 β€’ August 2014
Revenge Of The Chili Queens
REVENGE OF THE CHILI QUEENS
#3.0 β€’ August 2015

 

 

 

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