Arsenic and Adobo

screams in defense attorney

Girl, you are CHARGED WITH MURDER AND DRUG TRAFFICKING, what in the hell are you doing talking to the detective at all, let alone without your attorney there, and why are you giving him information and comparing notes on all the other murders? He thinks you did it, he is not on your side. Also, a private citizen cannot "press charges" on a detective for harassment, filing a civil suit is not the same as supporting criminal charges, jail is not the same as prison, and the acknowledgments mention someone reviewing this for the legal aspects, but ... yikes.

This is probably a perfectly fine book if you don't know that much about the legal system, but unfortunately for me, I do and I can't turn that part of my brain off. Maybe mysteries just aren't for me. I did enjoy the characters and the diversity (and all the food descriptions were delicious), and the cover is delightful, but this was a miss for me.