Another Farm to Fork
mystery about the Idaho restaurant called The County Seat featuring
summer produce. A tradition of cooking with unripe tomatoes causes
chef Angie Turner to buy a large oder of the fruit from a produce farmer
related to one of her staff, Estebe. But sometimes families don't see
eye to eye.
KILLER GREEN TOMATOES is the
second in the series which began with WHO MOVED MY GOAT CHEESE?, which saw Felicia
and Angie move back to town as co-owners of a new enterprise. While
they are up and running, they are still learning, still training in staff, and
finding suppliers. A young woman is killed and their employee Estebe's
cousin, Javier Easterly, is taken in for questioning. Estebe asks Angie to
help, but her young St Bernard dog, Dom, doesn't take to Javier. Angie
has her hands full at home as well, because she rashly volunteered to
look after Mrs Potter, a neighbour's grandmother, for a week. She's not
used to caring for seniors, much less those who might wander or fall.
Oh, and her boyfriend calls by to check if she's really exclusive to him,
she having been seen getting out of another man's car. Such gossips.
Yes, this is a complicated tale, with lots of people coming and going, a
constant struggle to get food on the table and trips across town to
investigate alibis or deliver someone to church. Being an amateur
sleuth is not an easy life. Angie barely has time to draw breath, and
other folks' concerns are added to hers. On the other hand, the good
thing about other people is that they rally around when you need them.
The community is not wholly keen on two independent young women
setting up in business, but from the looks of it, the restaurant will be
serving for some time to come.
Lynn Cahoon has also authored popular mystery series set in California
if you fancy a change of scene. KILLER
GREEN TOMATOES is an enjoyable read which progresses the
character arcs at the same time as challenging readers to solve the
crime. There's a recipe at the end for fried zucchini or courgette as we
in Ireland call the main ingredient. Enjoy your meal!
The time seems ripe for success as Angie Turner opens her
farm-to-table restaurant in her Idaho hometown—until her new
tomato supplier is accused of murder and Angie has to pick
the real killer . . .
To Angie, nothing
tastes more like summer than her Nona's fried green
tomatoes. Eager to add the recipe to the menu at the County
Seat, she's found the perfect produce supplier—her sous chef
Estebe’s cousin, Javier. Just one problem: ladies’ man
Javier’s current hot tomato Heather has turned up dead, and
he’s the prime suspect. Somehow, between managing her
restaurant and navigating a romantic triangle between Estebe
and Ian, the owner/manager of the farmer's market, Angie
needs to produce evidence to clear Javier—before this green
tomato farmer gets fried . . .
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