Truck a Duck: A Simpato Mystery (The Simpato Mystery Series Book 2)

A food-truck storm is brewing in the wine-soaked tourist heaven of Simpato.

Sal DeVine, temporarily suspended lawyer and town Keeper of Secrets, takes on a new challenge, covering a City Council meeting for the local paper, the Simpato Quack. Known to the locals as Sin-Pato, or Without a Duck, Simpato is famous for its wine, gourmet food, cannabis-cookie-selling nuns, and awful duck puns.

Is there room for food-trucks downtown? The locals working in the tourist hotels and vineyards want places they can afford to eat at amidst the high-end restaurants and boutiques. The shop owners and winemakers don’t agree. The City Council compromises with a two month trial for three of the five local trucks—a fair solution until one food truck owner turns up dead.

Are the spots worth dying for? Is the chic atmosphere worth killing for? Sal DeVine needs to know.

About the Author

Claudia Hagadus Long is the author of 8 novels, including the Simpato Mystery Series and the Zara and Lilly series, one of which has been optioned for a major feature film. When she’s not writing stories, she’s a lawyer in Northern California, where she lives amid wineries and geysers, with her husband and too many animals. She’s a passionate weaver and spinner, a dedicated cook, and the doting grandmother of three perfect grandsons. She relies heavily on coffee.

Praise for the Simpato Mystery Series

“A good old-fashioned mystery with just the right amount of wit, humor and long-held secrets. I loved it!” —Denise Allan Steele, author of Rewind

“For a small town, Simpato has some giant secrets... A tongue-in-cheek murder mystery with a hilariously irreverent cast of characters.” —Kelly Oliver, author of The Jessica James Mysteries