Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery

‘Vivid, amusing and immensely enjoyable …A triumph’ Alexander McCall Smith Meet Tannie Maria: the loveable writer of recipes in her local paper, the Klein Karoo Gazette. One Sunday morning, as Maria stirs apricot jam, she hears her editor Harriet on the stoep. What Maria doesn’t realise is that Harriet is about to deliver a whole basketful of challenges and the first ingredient in two new recipes – recipes for love and murder. A delicious blend of intrigue, milk tart and friendship, join Tannie Maria in her first investigation. Consider your appetite whetted for a whole new series of mysteries …

Reviews of Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery

Detection, recipes and a cracking mystery set in South Africa make this an irresistable, page-turning debut novel * Woman and Home * A vivid, amusing and immensely enjoyable read … A triumph — ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Thriller of the Month * Good Housekeeping * Funny and sweet – but it has a hard edge and doesn't skirt the difficult subjects of South Africa's history or the region's huge problem with domestic violence. It's a culinary and linguistic treat too … The story includes recipes – and has a pleasing bite — CATHY RENTZENBRINK * The Bookseller, Fiction Editor's Choice * Chock full of good food and interesting characters — KERRY GREENWOOD