![]() ![]() She’s the one who drags Miriam to the Women’s Club Luncheon where they’re seated at the same table as Sunny Weatherman. Alma is a successful realtor who believes in the power of networking. Thank heavens for Miriam’s best friend, Alma, the only one saving her from loneliness. Her mother-in-law looks down her nose at her, and her husband seems to have disappeared into work, golf, and maybe even a relationship with his high school girlfriend. ![]() Instead of the professorship she dreamt of, she’s staying at home until their son, Manuelito, is ready for school. Miriam feels totally out of her element when she and her husband move from New York City to Coral Shores, a 1950’s time-warped village within Miami, where the three founding families, including her husband’s, have an unbelievable amount of clout. Reyes introduces Cuban-American Miriam Quinones-Smith, a food anthropologist, a wife and mother, in Mango, Mambo, and Murder. I love a cozy mystery debut that’s a little different with characters that are not the stereotypical white middle-class owners of a craft shop or bookstore. ![]()
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