Mari Ramirez has her hands full running a restaurant and juggling family drama at the same time. When she joins her family on a weekend camping trip, her relaxing getaway is cut short when she stumbles across a dead body in the woods. The victim turns out to be the owner of a rival taco truck which means her brothers are now prime suspects in a murder investigation. With the help of her friend, Officer Kinney, and a feisty bulldog named Tabasco, Mari searches for the answers that will set her brothers free. But this time everyone around her has a motive for murder. Even her own kin.
This was a fun cozy mystery. It's a quick read. I liked the camping bits and getting to know the Ramirez clan. This family is a bunch of characters. Interesting twist at the end. I recommend this book to culinary cozy fans and those that like camping cozies.
I was disappointed by this. The characters were very one-dimensional. I couldn't tell if the brothers were 8 and 10 or 28 and 30. By definition, cozy mysteries require enough suspension of disbelief to accept that the average person might fall into circumstances to solve a crime, but the main character's behavior goes beyond that suspension.
This is a good clean cozy mystery. It is a little slow at times but it is still a good clean book. I was surprised by the end, but it was evident who it was before the killer was revealed. It was still a surprise.
Everything flows in this book. It was an easy read. A little too short, though. A book needs to get me by at least the first chapter. This one had me from the beginning, just the writing, how easy it was and followed through.
The Ramirez family has gone camping and Mari stumbles upon a dead body in the woods. Of course!
Story was not as good as the others. Kinda slow and boring, and there were no tacos! How can you call it a soft taco murder? And why set this in the woods?
This mystery was charming, and I enjoyed how it all was put together. I quite enjoyed Mari. And then there's Tabasco... But her brothers must be trouble.
The Rameriz family can't even go camping without something happening . Mari stumbles over the body of her brothers taco truck feature and Rick and Andy become the prime suspects . It's up to Mari to solve the problem .