{"product_id":"trouble-down-mexico-way-9781611533750","title":"Trouble Down Mexico Way","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrouble has a way of finding Blanche Murninghan...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Blanche \"Bang\" Murninghan visits an exhibit of ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico City, she sees that all is not ancient. One of the mummies has a pink hair clip embedded in its hay-like do, and the texture of the skin is not quite right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlanche, a part-time journalist, starts to dig for answers and gets tangled in the mystery of the mummy at the Palacio Nacional.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer cousin and traveling companion, Haasi Hakla, aids and abets-and puts the reins on Blanche. All the while, the two eat and drink their way across the city, following one hunch after another with a cast of colorful characters that include a prescient elderly \u003cem\u003echilanga\u003c\/em\u003e, an amiable overworked detective, and a stunning doctor of shady deeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cousins are willing to risk kidnapping and attempted murder to get at the truth-but first, Blanche stops for another excellent beer and Haasi delights in one more \u003cem\u003etaco al pastor\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrouble Down Mexico Way \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eis the second book in the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlanche Murninghan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e cozy mystery series. Each of the books can be read as a stand-alone. Foreword Reviews is in love with the \"spunky heroine\" and Kirkus Reviews says, \"There's a reason Blanche Murninghan's cousin Jack calls her 'Bang.' When she gets mad, it's an event to rival a Santa Maria Island sunset-and it happens about as often.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of Jana Deleon's \u003cem\u003eMiss Fortune Mystery\u003c\/em\u003e series and Tonya Kappes \u003cem\u003eA Camper and Criminals Cozy \u003c\/em\u003eseries will fall hard for the colorful characters and exciting misadventures in the \u003cem\u003eBlanche Murningnan Mysteries\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Nau Sullivan \u003c\/b\u003einvented the life and times--and island--of Blanche Murninghan after returning to Anna Maria Island, Florida, the setting of her award-winning memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Cadillac\u003c\/i\u003e. Blanche and Nancy both have the travel bug, and the new series reflects that penchant for international settings. A former newspaper journalist, Nancy later taught English in Argentina, in the Peace Corps in Mexico, and at a boys' prison in Florida. She lives in Northwest Indiana and, often, anywhere near water. Find Nancy at www.nancynausullivan.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Torchflame Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874541342994,"sku":"9781611533750","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2d0be413-0314-4627-adb6-0a758cfdd38f.jpg?v=1737998180","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/trouble-down-mexico-way-9781611533750","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}