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Fried Chicken Castañeda - by  Suzanne Stauffer (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Fried Chicken Castañeda - by Suzanne Stauffer (Paperback)

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  • At the Castañeda Hotel you'll find romance, gourmet dining, bootleggers, and murder!
  • About the Author: After 20 years as a librarian and another 20 as a professor of library science and library historian, Suzanne Stauffer is moving on to her third career as a novelist.
  • 228 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Historical

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"It's 1929 and 25-year-old librarian Prudence Bates is bored with her conventional life. She escapes by heading to west to qualify as a Courier for the Southwestern Indian Detours. On the train, she meets Navajo teacher Jerry Begay, headed for Gallup. In Las Vegas, she befriends Harvey Girls Martha and Anne and desk clerk Clara. Then Martha's brother, Tom, is murdered. Is it because of his bootlegging? Or his amorous activities with Liz Kearney, daughter of the richest man in town and rumored mob boss? And was that really Jerry whom Prudence saw meeting with Tom the day before?"--



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At the Castañeda Hotel you'll find romance, gourmet dining, bootleggers, and murder!

Bored with her conventional middle-class life, Prudence Bates escapes Cleveland by heading west to qualify as a Courier for the Southwestern Indian Detours. On the California Limited she meets Jerry Begay, a charming Navajo school teacher. They feel an instant rapport, but he's headed for Gallup, so it's but a brief encounter. In Las Vegas, New Mexico Prudence is befriended by Castañeda Hotel Harvey Girls Martha and Anne and desk clerk Clara. They take Prudence under their wing and invite her along to dances and the local hot springs. Four days later, Martha's brother, Tom, is found murdered. Was it because of his bootlegging activities? Or his amorous relationship with Liz Kearney, daughter of the richest man in the area and rumored mob boss? And was that really Jerry Begay whom Prudence saw meeting with Tom in secret the day before he was killed? Following in the footsteps of her favorite fictional detectives, Tommy and Tuppence, Prudence is determined to solve the murder. But one wrong step and she may end up in the sights of the bootleggers.



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"A deftly crafted masterpiece of the cozy mystery genre, Fried Chicken Castañeda by Suzanne Stauffer is a fun read for 'whodunnit' mystery buffs from cover to cover." --Midwest Book Review



About the Author



After 20 years as a librarian and another 20 as a professor of library science and library historian, Suzanne Stauffer is moving on to her third career as a novelist. She was inspired by an exhibit on the Harvey House Couriers at El Tovar at the Grand Canyon and her research in women's history. When not writing, she can be found reading, baking, gardening, and binging t.v. westerns. She has lived and worked in Utah, Puerto Rico, Texas, Oklahoma, Spain, New York City, Los Angeles, and Baton Rouge. She now lives in Albuquerque with her Australian husband and brown and white spotted rat terrier dogter.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .6 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 228
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Artemesia Publishing, LLC
Theme: World War I, 20th Century
Format: Paperback
Author: Suzanne Stauffer
Language: English
Street Date: May 6, 2025
TCIN: 1004182502
UPC: 9781963832051
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-1846
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What motivates Prudence to travel west?

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Q: What type of mystery does Prudence aim to solve?

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