Margaritas and Murder

Charlie Kingsley Mysteries

Murder in paradise!

Charlie Kingsley escapes Wisconsin’s winter chill for sunny Cabo, Mexico, hoping for sandy beaches and endless margaritas. But her vacation takes a deadly turn when she stumbles upon a body on the beach, and worse, becomes the prime suspect!

Now Charlie must swap her flip-flops for detective shoes to clear her name and catch the killer before her getaway turns into a stay behind bars.

Perfect for listeners of tropical cozy mysteries, beach vacation whodunits, and amateur sleuth adventures.

Meet Charlie. Also known as “Aunt Charlie” from the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series. She’s back, making teas and solving cases in this funny, twisty, cozy mystery series set in the 1990s in Redemption, Wisconsin.

While each book is a standalone, you may find it more enjoyable to listen to the books in order, which is:

The Murder Before Christmas
Ice Cold Murder
Murder Next Door
Murder Among Friends
The Murder of Sleepy Hollow
Red Hot Murder
A Cornucopia of Murder
Arson, Old Lace and Murder (coming 2026)
Masquerading as Murder (coming 2026)

Other books in the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series include:
A Grave Error (prequel)
Loch Ness Murder
A Wedding to Murder For
Three French Hens and a Murder
A Room For Murder
Margaritas and Murder
Secret Santa Murder (coming 2026)

©2025 Michele Pariza Wacek (P)2025 Michele Pariza Wacek

Changing narrators was a mistake

I like the story and I like the cozy mood of the book overall. But I think January Lavoy is a better narrator for this series. It was a little weird to turn it on and hear a different voice for Charlie. And also this narrator is not that great at Spanish accents.