Margaritas, Mayhem and Murder by Mary Cunningham

 

Her ex-stepmother may be a piece of work…but is she a killer?

 About The Book: Miami travel agent Andi Anna Jones loved her father with all her heart, her stepmother…not so much. With few skills for drawing the line when it comes to the flamboyant wingnut Ruby Jones, Andi rushes to the rescue after Ruby is charged with homicide while on a Mexican cruise. Enter a cast of characters including, but not limited to, three besties who’d just as soon stick a knife in your back as blink, a rambling gambling fast-talking man who disguises himself as an attorney, and the hunkiest of cops this side of Cancun. It’s up to Andi Anna to save the day,  keep the looney tunes stepmother out of prison, and not get herself killed in the process.

 Our Review: In Margaritas, Mayhem and Murder, author Mary Cunningham has created the first in an adventure series featuring ace Miami travel agent, Andi Anna Jones. Unable to pay attention to the common sense button inside her head or the warnings of those in the know, she barges ahead in an effort to solve the murder, keep the unworthy stepmother out of jail, and often puts herself and others at risk for serious physical injury. For all that, I should not have liked this book—yet it’s filled with snappy dialogue, a variety of well-drawn whacko characters, and terrific descriptions of the cruise ship industry and tourist havens of Las Vegas and the Mexican Caribbean.

 On a scale of 1-5, Margaritas, Mayhem and Murder deserves a 4.

 Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews