Genre:
Mystery
Themes:
Cozy Mystery
Holiday
Mature Lead 40+
Murder / Crime / Serial Killer
Mystery / Suspense
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Amateur Sleuth / Private Investigator
Law Enforcement
Restaurant / Bar / Club Owner
Geographic Location:
United States: South
Setting:
Casino / Club / Bar
Police Station / Precinct
Restaurant / Diner / Food Truck
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Protagonist Identity:
Latinx / Hispanic
Cinco de Die-O
By Toni Draper
When muertos start showing up as often as margaritas, 5 de mayo turns 5 DE DIE-O on San Antonio's River Walk
It’s Cinco de Mayo on San Antonio’s famed River Walk, a time of mariachis and margaritas, but when muertos are thrown into the mix, there’s a mystery to be solved–and quick! When newly assigned SAPD Officer Paige Turner (the daughter of a librarian with a bookish sense of humor) shows up looking for answers, it’s bar owner Bobbi Garza she finds, and there is an immediate and irresistible sizzle between the two women causing much more than the comal in the little cantina’s cocina to heat up. But when a second body appears, and then a third, they begin to wonder WHAT’s happening and WHERE all the people are coming from – and find themselves forced to put their attraction to one another on a low-flamed back burner and team up with a duo of neighboring merchants in an attempt to solve the WHOdunit.