Gossip, Gumbo, and a Gun

Cozy Mystery Series with Cats, Recipes, Heart and Humour

By: T.R. Sloane

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Some secrets are best served cold.
Tinny Rawls prefers hers with a side of hot gumbo. 🌶️

Fifty-nine-year-old Tinny Rawls is the heart and soul of Magnolia Cove, Louisiana. From behind the counter of The Gumbo Pot, her beloved diner, she serves up the best food and the most reliable gossip in three parishes. Her kingdom is a world of comfort, camaraderie, and a "mother roux" that hasn't been cold in twenty-three years.

But when the town’s most respected craftsman is found dead in his workshop, the official story doesn't sit right. The town's own sheriff—a man Tinny has known her entire life—swiftly rules it a tragic accident, closing the case before the gumbo's even gone cold. Tinny knows the truth smells as off as burnt filé powder. The victim was a man of meticulous habits and steady hands. He didn't just slip.

Armed with her discerning ginger cat, Roux 🐈, a pot of gumbo hot enough to make a sinner confess, and a lifetime of listening to secrets whispered over coffee, Tinny starts stirring up a roux of trouble. Her unofficial investigation leads her from the town’s icy matriarch with a century-old grudge to a reclusive artist hiding deep in the bayou.

As she peels back the layers of a carefully constructed lie, Tinny discovers that this murder is just the final chapter in a story of stolen legacy and simmering betrayal. Now, she's about to find out that in a town this small, some folks would rather serve up a side of murder than see their secrets get spilled.

📖 Get ready to meet your new favorite amateur sleuth!

Gossip, Gumbo, and a Gun is the irresistible first book in the Tinny Rawls Cozy Mystery series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and Ellery Adams.

You'll devour this book if you love:

• ✔️ A whip-smart, middle-aged heroine who's more than meets the eye
• ✔️ A charming Southern setting that feels like a character itself
• ✔️ A delightful cast of quirky, small-town characters
• ✔️ A tantalizing mystery with a twist you’ll never see coming

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This story spoke to my soul

I truly wish the audio was not in AI due to too many mispronounced words and an insane lack of depth - something AI just cannot deliver. While AI can ruin a good story, it did not ruin this one. I still loved the story line and the characters in this book. Unlike so many novels I have read before that take place in small town South Louisiana, this story grabbed the real essence of the town. It instantly transported me back to the small South Louisiana town I am so very proud to have been born and raised in. The author does an incredible job of explaining why Cajun food is known and loved around the whole world, which has much more to do with the amount of tradition, love and patience we Cajuns put into every dish than it does about just merely combining ingredients to create a meal. I felt the same love coming from Tinny's food as I felt as a child coming from my Mom's and my MaeMaw's food. The book puts into words what it feels like to come from a place where community, heritage and tradition are so much more important than anywhere else. The story truly spoke to my soul.