Funeral Food (Tory Bauer Mystery)

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Summary: A South Dakota mystery
Review: Tory Bauer, an overweight, forty-something waitress in the fictional town of Delphi, S.D., becomes an ad hoc detective in this thoroughly enjoyable mystery by S.D. writer Taylor. While the mystery is the plot, the subject is the lifestyle and customs of this High Plains tiny town, Delphi. Taylor's witty insightful writing presents a funny and dear portrait of small town life in South Dakota. Her characters come to life in the reader's mind, until you think you could just drop by the café in Delphi and say "hi" to Tory, Del, Stu, et al. It's a fun mystery, and it's a nice bit of anthropology as well.