Mourning Waffles: An Uma Blanchard Cozy Mystery (Book 1) (The Uma Blanchard Cozy Mystery Series) - Softcover

Fairdale, Trixie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1962854507 ISBN 13: 9781962854504

Publisher: Rusty Ogre Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

“A clever mystery wrapped in zydeco, sass, and waffle-scented mayhem—Fairdale hits the cozy sweet spot.”
—Traci Andrighetti, USA Today Bestselling Author of the Franki Amato Mysteries

***WINNER - TOP PICK AWARD - Author Shout Literary Awards - 2025***

Cajun curmudgeon, Uma Blanchard, can't catch a break. While getting ready for a long-awaited cruise after her youngest daughter's wedding, her soon-to-be son-in-law is found face-down in his breakfast waffles, shaking the small town of Killjoy, Louisiana, to its deep-fried core.

With her vicious Chihuahua, Cocodrie, in tow, Uma embarks on a hilarious and uniquely southern adventure full of mayhem and mystery. As clues pile up, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Karaoke" sets out to help the begrudging sheriff, Moses Cheramie, and his bumbling deputy, Amos Landry, crack the case. But the plot thickens when the aging amateur sleuth uncovers the truth:

Most of Killjoy had a motive to kill Carl!

With a wily cast of memorable characters, twisted suspects, and a healthy dose of bayou bite, Mourning Waffles is a laugh-out-loud riot and fast-paced whodunit by award-winning author Trixie Fairdale that really lets the good times roll!

Published by Rusty Ogre Publishing.

About this title

About the Author

Trixie is a recipient of the Pencraft Award for Literary Excellence, an award-winning filmmaker, an artist in multiple mediums, a film industry grip, and a cancer survivor. Born in Casper, Wyoming, she spent most of her adult life in central Florida and southern Louisiana, she now lives on the beach in Connecticut with her boyfriend, various small pets, and their rambunctious Jack Russel, Cindy. When she isn't clacking away on a keyboard or voraciously reading, she is tending her massive vegetable garden, solving cold case files with her younger sister, singing her heart out at concerts, or kayak fishing in Long Island Sound.Trixie Fairdale is a cozy mystery pen name (an easy way to keep her various genre fiction separate for readers.) She has also published award-winning extreme horror and fantasy under her real name, Erica Summers, and also writes contemporary romance under the pen name Odessa Alba.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rusty Ogre Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1962854507
• ISBN 13: 9781962854504
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 266