Murder is on the menu at Magdalena Yoder’s dinner party when a guest dies after devouring a chicken samosa. Octogenarian Mennonite widow Magdalena Yoder Rosen has sold the PennDutch Inn and moved into a luxury cottage in Heaven’s Gate, a genteel retirement community close to Hernia, with her old friend, Agnes. Mags is keen to settle into her new surroundings, but when she beats undefeated Scrabble champion Marion Simpson, she quickly creates enemies―and chaos! Surely hosting a scrumptious dinner party will help Mags curry favor with her neighbors? Unfortunately Mags' plan backfires when Marion is poisoned by the chicken samosa starter with its delicious dipping sauce, drawing Mags into another murder investigation. Can the newly crowned Scrabble queen outwit a fowl killer? This wickedly amusing culinary mystery series featuring an array of outrageously eccentric characters is perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke and Dianne Mott Davidson. Another hilarious adventure in this long-running series ― Kirkus Reviews The well-drawn, plain-spoken, acerbic Magdalena . . . will delight readers with her verbal sparring and self-deprecating humor ― Booklist Magdalena is a hoot ― Booklist on Meat Thy Maker Another zany but pointed look at the Amish and Mennonite lifestyle grafted onto a modest mystery ― Kirkus Reviews on Meat Thy Maker Of all Magdalena’s rollicking adventures, this one contains the best mystery ― Kirkus Reviews on Death by Tart Attack Magdalena’s humorous commentary and the details of Amish life have long driven this series, and they continue to provide the appeal here ― Booklist on Death by Tart Attack Plenty of humor and twists . . . An entertaining addition to the series ― Booklist on Mean and Shellfish Magdalena retains her wry sense of humor . . . Fans of wackier culinary cozies will have fun ― Publishers Weekly on Mean and Shellfish Tamar Myers was born in what was then the Belgian Congo in 1948, where her parents were American-Mennonite missionaries to a tribe of headhunters. She moved to the USA at the age of fifteen. On her mother's side, Tamar is descended from one of the first Amish families to settle in America in 1738. She is the author of more than forty mysteries and many short stories.