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Flamenco, Flan and Fatalities
by Mary McHugh
Flamenco, Flan, and Fatalities(A Happy Hoofers Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Publisher: Kensington (February 24, 2015)
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1617733611
E-Book ASIN: B00M4ASU8S
Synopsis
Murder is nothing to tap at. . .
The high-kicking Happy Hoofers--Tina, Janice, Pat, Mary Louise, and Gini--have been booked to flaunt their fabulous flamenco footwork on a luxury train ride through northern Spain. But when a blowhard talk show host is found deader than four-day-old flan--with Gini as suspect numero uno--the feisty friends waste no time stepping into their sleuthing shoes to protect one of their own.
The dynamite dancers will have to step up their game before a clever killer brings the curtain down on one of them . . . for good!
Includes Photo Tips And Tasty Recipes
About This Author
Mary McHugh graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, with a B.A. in English Literature and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. She is the author of nineteen nonfiction books and two novels. She was a contributing editor for Cosmopolitan, an articles editor at Woman’s World, Travel Holiday, and Bridal Guide, and has written articles for The New York Times, Good Housekeeping and Family Circle.
She loves to tap dance and to travel -two passions that inspired her to write the Happy Hoofers series.
She lives in the New York area. Visit her at http://marymchugh.org/index.html
Author Links
WebPage: http://marymchugh.org/index.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.mchugh.77
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4 stars
In this Happy Hoofers Mystery the main character is Gini Miller. She is the teller which just having read right before was the first Happy Hoofers and the teller was Tina. It was a little confusing. The story had more fun with dancing, more murder, great sights on a train ride in Green Spain, more romance and still a clean read.
The Happy Hoofers are Gini award-winning filmmaker. Tina Powell magazine editor and leader of the dancers. Janice Rogers actress and director, Pat a family therapist, Mary Louise mother of three. They are all in there 50's they tap dance and look good. They were asked to dance on this train as entertainers.
I admit at times it was hard for me to keep track of which dancer likes who. There are a lot of characters.
Dick Shambless is a television talk show host in the US. He has arranged to televise this train ride trip. He starts off right away making enemies. He believes he alone is special and does not care of who he makes wait for him. He is rude, brash. Gini for one talks about killing him.
Gini gets attacked in this adventure. I don't know if I would want to be a Happy Hoofer with someone attacking at least one of them each time they travel to dance and having murders happening around them.
The setting is Green Spain. The train follows five-hundred-mile route that pilgrims take from San Sebastian in the east to the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela in the west where the bones of St. James are buried.
Gini gives photography tips throughout the book at the end of chapters. There is a lot of good food they eat and are always getting recipes. They are scattered in the book at the end of chapters to. I think it would be easier to have all the recipes together at the back of the book. So they would easier to find.
But I read the next adventure they go on to France.
I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and Kensington Books. In return I agreed to give a honest review and be part of Flamenco, Flan and Fatalities book tour.
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The book sounds delightful! Been following this blog tour from a distance and have a chance to comment a couple times. Met Mary McHugh at a publisher's party last year and she was absolutely delightful! I'm looking forward to this book.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it was confusing to be introduced to several characters at once. Will take a few notes at the beginning to keep them straight.
ReplyDeletethank you for the giveaway.....
ReplyDeletecannot wait to read this book!!!