Reyes masterfully weaves together intense spanglish, multiple cultures, and delcious food into a perfectly bound story. I am a little slower at reading this than I am with an english only mystery, however it's purely for my stubbornness of remembering all the spanish I've forgotten since high school (over a decade ago 😶) instead of just looking it up or reading further for her translations that are worked back into the storyline. The latter means you don't need to understand any spanish to keep up! The mystery was well-woven into the story of Miriam's film screening. 

Maybe it's because I just had my baby girl but I was really able to connect with Miriam and appreciated both her Velma nickname plus her anthropology  background. I'm also absolutely going to use the recipe for Arroz con Pollo in the back of the book! I haven't had it in years and this version sounds yummy, though I might nix the olives!