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RAQUEL V. REYES writes Latina protagonists. Her Cuban-American heritage, Miami, and Spanglish feature prominently in her work. Mango, Mambo, and Murder, the first in the Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series, won a LEFTY for Best Humorous Mystery and an International Latino Book Award. It was nominated for an Agatha Award and optioned for film. Raquel’s short stories appear in various anthologies, including The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2022.

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	Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 2,805 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 1,057 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barbacoa, Bomba, and Betrayal (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #3) 3.70 avg rating — 587 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight Hour: A chilling anthology of crime fiction from 20 acclaimed authors of color by Abby L. Vandiver (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Raquel V. Reyes (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tracy Clark (Contributor) 3.61 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dominoes, Danzón, and Death (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery Book 4) 3.78 avg rating — 288 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Mystery And Suspense 2022 by Jess Walter (Editor), Steph Cha (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Raquel V. Reyes (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 288 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Homicides 6: Cookin' Up Crime by Joanna Campbell Slan (Goodreads Author), Linda Gordon Hengerer (Goodreads Author), Teresa Trent (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jeweler's Mark 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ossie Piñero P.I. Short Stories 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City Poems 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I have a new blog that is a joint venture with two other Florida cozy mystery writers. It is called Cozy Florida. Tara Lush, Cheryl Hollon and I will be posting every Monday, Wednesday, & Friday. We will occasionally have guest posts and contests and other fun stuff. I hope that you will visit it often.

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