Still Life in Brunswick Stew

Larissa Reinhart

May 2013 · Henery Press

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DELIGHTFULLY SOUTHERN, SUPRISINGLY EDGY, DELICIOUSLY UNPREDICTABLE

“Cherry Tucker finds trouble without even looking for it, and plenty of it finds her in Still Life in Brunswick Stew…this mystery keeps you laughing and guessing from the first page to the last. A whole-hearted five stars.” – Denise Grover Swank, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author
Cherry Tucker’s in a stew. Art commissions dried up after her nemesis became president of the County Arts Council. Desperate and broke, Cherry and her friend, Eloise, spend a sultry summer weekend hawking their art at the Sidewinder Annual Brunswick Stew Cook-Off. When a bad case of food poisoning breaks out and Eloise dies, the police brush off her death as accidental. However, Cherry suspects someone spiked the stew and killed her friend. As Cherry calls on cook-off competitors, bitter rivals, and crooked judges, the police get steamed while the killer prepares to cook Cherry’s goose. Praise for STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW:

“Reinhart’s country-fried mystery is as much fun as a ride on the Tilt-a-Whirl at a state fair. Her sleuth wields a paintbrush and unravels clues with equal skill and flair. Readers who like a little small-town charm with their mysteries will enjoy Reinhart’s series.” – Denise Swanson, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Scumble River and Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries

“Still Life in Brunswick Stew proves beyond doubt that Larissa Reinhart and her delightful amateur sleuth Cherry Tucker will be around to entertain us for many books to come.” – Lois Winston, author of the critically acclaimed Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series

“Cherry Tucker finds trouble without even looking for it, and plenty of it finds her in Still Life in Brunswick Stew…this mystery keeps you laughing and guessing from the first page to the last. A whole-hearted five stars.” – Denise Grover Swank, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author

“The hilariously droll Larissa Reinhart cooks up a quirky and entertaining page-turner! This charming mystery is delightfully Southern, surprisingly edgy, and deliciously unpredictable.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Macavity Award-Winning Author

“This one [Still Life in Brunswick Stew] outdoes the first in its complexity and its quirkiness…Cherry is even stronger and sassier than ever, so much so that I expect we will soon hear that she has been nominated for the Steel Magnolia award for the strongest Southern woman character in a novel published in 2013.” – Forrest W. Schultz, Southside Book Reviews

“If I liked Cherry before, I love her now. That girl has gumption and everyone better move out her way when she’s in the pursuit of justice…this action-filled whodunit [is] entertainingly delightful.” – Dru Ann Love, Dru’s Book Musings

“Larissa Hoffman’s Still Life in Brunswick Stew is not to be missed by readers who love their who-done-it down-home with good food, good friends and livestock. Hoffman knows the south and her characters prove it, wise, witty and chock full of heart.” – Kimberly Brock, Author of The River Witch


Books in the Cherry Tucker Humorous Mystery Series:

QUICK SKETCH (Novella prequel to PORTRAIT in HEARTACHE MOTEL)
PORTRAIT OF A DEAD GUY (#1)
STILL LIFE IN BRUNSWICK STEW (#2)
HIJACK IN ABSTRACT (#3)
DEATH IN PERSPECTIVE (#4)

Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all…


Author Bio: After teaching in the US and Japan, Larissa enjoys writing, particularly sassy female characters with a penchant for trouble. A nominee for Georgia Author of the Year in 2014, she lives near Atlanta with her family and Cairn Terrier, Biscuit. Her first in the series, Portrait of a Dead Guy, was a Daphne du Maurier finalist, The Emily finalist, and a Dixie Kane Memorial Winner. Death in Perspective is the fourth book in the bestselling Cherry Tucker Mystery series. Visit her website or find her chatting on Facebook.

About the author

After teaching in the US and Japan, Larissa enjoys writing, particularly sassy female characters with a penchant for trouble. A nominee for Georgia Author of the Year in 2014, she lives near Atlanta with her family and Cairn Terrier, Biscuit. Her first in the series, Portrait of a Dead Guy, was a Daphne du Maurier finalist, The Emily finalist, and a Dixie Kane Memorial Winner. Death in Perspective is the fourth book in the bestselling Cherry Tucker Mystery series.