![]() Jessie, Hattie and I were all being evenly baked as we sat at our desks” and “He had one of those silly moustaches, like a little boy who’s drunk chocolate milk” demonstrate. She shares her thoughts with her food, and food, or the preparation of it, feature in most of her descriptions, as “The fan on the ceiling was going round and round. She is a truly delightful character: a cross between Mma Ramotswe and Corinna Chapman, she places great importance on good food. Another murder, a suspected poisoning, a threatening letter, a mutilated pair of veldskoene and a kidnapping (or two) will come to pass before the truth is revealed.Īmongst a cast of interesting, appealing and often crazy characters, Tannie Maria is a standout favourite. But it turns out that everything is not quite so straight-forward. Tannie and her colleagues at the Gazette feel obliged to help the Police to get their man (the husband, obviously!). And it seems her best advice is not good enough, when a woman fitting her description is murdered. She is disturbed, though, by an anonymous letter from a woman whose husband beats her. It is sometimes a challenge, but Tannie Maria manages to give the right advice and just the right recipe to most of her correspondents. The result is Tannie Maria’s Love Advice and Recipe Column. The Recipe Columnist for the Klein Karoo Gazette, Tannie Maria has to think laterally when the powers that be decree that the Gazette must have an Advice Column. Tannie Maria’s Recipe for Murder perfectly sums up the plot of this captivating novel. Recipes for Love and Murder: A Tannie Maria Mystery is the first novel by South African author, Sally Andrew. Add the ducks, chillies and brandy towards the end and turn up the heat” Throw all the ingredients into a big pot and simmer slowly, stirring with a wooden spoon for a few years. ![]() 1 medium-sized tough woman in love with the wifeħ Seventh-day Adventists (prepared for The End of the World)ġ handful of red herrings and suspects mixed together
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