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"Entertaining mystery with enticing characters and delicious recipes."
Reviewed by Paula Myers
Posted October 20, 2004

Carolyn Blue is an opera loving food writer, and both pursuits could get her into trouble! Reviews are mixed over the Opera At the Pass production of a Tex-Mex version of Verdi's opera Macbeth, complete with gun-toting drug lords. But everyone agrees that the food at the post-production party is Read more...

"Witty and exciting pursuit of a killer"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 15, 2004

After traveling through several American states and quite a few foreign nations solving homicides along the way, Caroline finds a murder investigation in her own back yard in El Paso. They are attending the opera seeing a contemporary version of a Macbeth dealing in modern day illegal drug trafficking. Many Read more...

Summary

At an opera party in Texas, the artistic director eats some bad guacamole that disagrees with him right to death. A scorned soprano admits to mixing the dish to get back at him for passing her over for her dream role. But Carolyn learns that foul play, not foul food, was the real culprit-- and uncovers some unsavory secrets that lead to a full menu of suspects.