Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles

Written by A.L. Herbert

Narrated by Machelle Williams

Halia Watkins has her hands full cooking, hosting, and keeping her boisterous young cousin, Wavonne, from getting too sassy with customers. Having fast-talking entrepreneur Marcus Rand turn up in her kitchen is annoying enough when he's alive—but finding his dead body face-down on her ceramic tile after hours is much worse.



Marcus had his enemies, and the cast iron frying pan beside his corpse suggests that at last, his shady business deals went too far. Halia is desperate to keep Sweet Tea's name out of the sordid spotlight but her efforts only make Wavonne a prime suspect. Now Halia will have to serve up the real villain—before the killer returns for a second helping . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Apr 21, 2020
• ISBN: 9781705216644

Reviews for Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles

[Miss Curiosity · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Usually the narrator would drive me crazy when the other voices used for characters, but for some reason it just worked. Very easy to read, cozy, mystery

[tlvz721 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

If you are looking for a fun cozy mystery with soul food recipes, look no further. This was a fast-paced read. I picked this up after I heard it was based in my own home state (Maryland) and it stars a restaurant owner that made my mouth water with her food descriptions and kept me guessing and second-guessing the suspects she investigated. I would read more by this local author. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[sheila1957 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Halia discovers her restaurant's co-owner dead in the kitchen when she goes back to the restaurant after she left him there having a meeting. No good can come to the restaurant if a dead body is in the kitchen so she takes it upon herself to solve the murder.

I enjoyed these characters. Halia is good but her cousin Wavonne is a hoot! The mystery was good but there were some unrealistic moments and a couple untied endings. I liked how the recipes used in the restaurant are woven through the book. The restaurant is as much a character as the people.

I want to go back to the restaurant with Halia for the next book. I cannot wait for it.