Hot Tango in Argentina

Danger has a way of dancing into Blanche Murninghan's life.

Part-time sleuth Blanche Murninghan and her love, Emilio Del Sierra, are enjoying a reunion on Santa Maria Island when Emilio gets news that his long-lost aunt and cousin need his help—in Argentina. Posing as tourists, Emilio and Blanche head out to the luxurious pink estancia, La Palma, on the pampa to unravel the plot endangering Emilio's family.

Escapees from World War II are managing La Palma, and they have a lot to hide. Blanche is intent on exposing them. She has help: from Emilio and Tomás with his divina tango partner, Anna de Gamoure, the mysterious and handsome Guillermo de Losada Iglesias, and Lusita, the elusive kitchen maid who knows more than she’s letting on.

Blanche maintains her touristy cover to snare the schemers, but around every corner a new twist threatens to put a stranglehold on her efforts. Blanche must right the wrongs before time can tango away.

Hot Tango in Argentina is the fifth installment in the Blanche Murninghan Mysteries. Known for a lively cast of characters and atmospheric settings, each mystery can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story or read in publication order, starting with Saving Tuna Street.

About the Book

Blanche Murninghan is enjoying a champagne reunion with her love, Emilio Del Sierra, when Emilio gets news that his long-lost aunt and cousin are under the control of a pair of aged Nazis at an estancia outside Buenos Aires, and they need his help. Posing as tourists, Emilio and Blanche head out to the luxurious pink estancia on the pampa where the Schemmers have taken up management. These escapees from World War II have a lot to hide, including a body, and Blanche is intent on exposing them.

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61153-615-7
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61153-616-4
Large Print ISBN: 978-1-61153-617-1

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Praise for The Blanche Murninghan Mysteries:

“Sullivan gives a lively bunch of players their due…A welcome newcomer to the South Florida genre.” -Kirkus Reviews, Saving Tuna Street

“A delightful cozy filled with colorful characters and a captivating mystery.” –Michelle Hillen Klump, author of the Cocktails and Catering Mysteries on A Deathly Irish Secret

“A fun mystery that takes you … through the twists and turns of a captivating whodunit.” –Christina Romeril, author of the Killer Chocolate Mysteries on A Deathly Irish Secret

“Captivating, cleverly crafted and … had me on edge! I truly loved this book and can’t wait to read more from the author.” —Tara Lush, author of the Coffee Lover’s Mysteries on A Deathly Irish Secret

Details

Author: Nancy Nau Sullivan
Series: The Blanche Murninghan Mysteries, Book 5
Genres: Featured, Fiction, Mysteries and Thrillers

Nancy Nau Sullivan

Nancy Nau Sullivan is the author of memoir, mystery, and a novel. She began writing in high school and college for the newspapers. Later, she worked as an editorial assistant at New York magazines and as a print journalist throughout the Midwest.

Nancy was born in San Francisco, grew up outside Chicago, but often visited Anna Maria Island, Florida. She returned to the island with her family and wrote an award-winning memoir, The Last Cadillac, about the years she cared for her father while her children were still at home––a harrowing adventure of travel, health issues, adolescent angst, with a hurricane thrown in for good measure. She kept the Florida setting for her first cozy mystery, Saving Tuna Street, creating the fictional Santa Maria Island for the Blanche Murninghan mystery series, now in its fifth installment with Hot Tango in Argentina. Blanche’s other adventures have taken her to Mexico City, Vietnam, and Ireland. Nancy also wrote a suspense novel, The Boys of Alpha Block, based on her experience teaching in a boys’ prison near Tampa.

Nancy lives near the Florida Gulf Beaches. She is a graduate of the University of San Francisco (San Francisco College for Women, Lone Mountain) with a double major in Spanish and political science and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Marquette University. She later attended the University of Florida in English and education. Find Nancy at nancynausullivan.com, on Facebook, and @NauSullivan.

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Other Books in the "The Blanche Murninghan Mysteries"

Saving Tuna Street

Trouble Down Mexico Way

Mission Improbable: Vietnam

A Deathly Irish Secret

The Blanche Murninghan Mysteries Boxed Set 1-3

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