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Satanic Mechanic
Satanic Mechanic | Sally Andrew
4 posts | 3 read | 15 to read
Tannie Maria, recipe writer turned crime fighter, writes the love advice and recipe column for the Klein Karoo Gazette: words of wisdom for the lovelorn, along with a recipe for something helpful and delicious. But Maria has a problem of her own. Her relationship with the rugged detective Henk Kannemeyer is still haunted by the memory of her abusive late husband, so she decides to check out a counseling group run by a man they call the Satanic Mechanic. Then a local land-rights activist is murdered--poisoned before her eyes--and Tannie Maria's quest for healing takes a more investigative turn. Which means her relationship with Henk is about to get professional. And more important, very complicated.There is no shortage of conundrums personal and investigative for an amateur sleuth to confront in this delightful, warm-hearted sequel to Sally Andrew's Recipes for Love and Murder. Blending a madcap mystery with lovable characters in the beautiful setting of South Africa's rural Klein Karoo, Sally Andrew really does have the perfect recipe for a crime series.
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reciprokate
Satanic Mechanic | Sally Andrew
Mehso-so

Oh, please read the first book in the series, or you may not care enough to make it through this one. While there was a murder or two to solve, the bulk of the book focuses on character development. Tannie Maria, as it turns out, is not a Mary Poppins cook that can cure whatever ails you...she is suffering from PTSD, and food is her escape. The author seems set on revealing the darker, human elements of the characters...for better or worse.

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Haweller
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Pickpick

There is just something about Tannie Maria that makes me feel like she could be my friend. I love how she eats with abandon and thinks that food is going to solve everyone‘s problems. There are recipes at the end of this story but I can‘t vouch for them. Maybe the next book in the series will bring the relationship of Tannie Maria and Detective Lieutenant Hank Kannemyer to more solid ground as they work through their issues.

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WanderingBookaneer
Satanic Mechanic | Sally Andrew
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Love the title and the cover.

Zelma Great title! 😂 7y
Crystalblu Oh, me too! 7y
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Sharpeipup
Satanic Mechanic | Sally Andrew
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Not exactly sure what caught my eye first: the title or the cover design

Soubhiville Fun! I'd pick it up for both! 7y
sprainedbrain ...and just like that I'm singing 'Sweet Transvestite.' 😂 7y
Sharpeipup @sprainedbrain Thanks! Guess what I've been singing? 🎶 7y
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