Mama Rides Shotgun

Mama's fixin' to get hitched to Husband #5. But first, she coerces her daughter, Mace, to saddle up for some country-gal bonding on the Florida Cracker Trail. The trek takes a deadly turn when Lawton Bramble--wealthy rancher and one-time beau of Mama's--keels over in his Cow Hunter Chili.

Lawton had a horde of enemies and a famously bad ticker. Could a grudge-wielding rival have "spiced" the cattleman's chow? With (or maybe despite) the help of her sisters and her sexy...
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Mama's fixin' to get hitched to Husband #5. But first, she coerces her daughter, Mace, to saddle up for some country-gal bonding on the Florida Cracker Trail. The trek takes a deadly turn when Lawton Bramble--wealthy rancher and one-time beau of Mama's--keels over in his Cow Hunter Chili.

Lawton had a horde of enemies and a famously bad ticker. Could a grudge-wielding rival have "spiced" the cattleman's chow? With (or maybe despite) the help of her sisters and her sexy ex-beau, Detective Martinez, Mace sets out to corral a low-down varmint who's determined to kill again.

TV APPEARANCES

• NBC's TodayShow from November 4, 2008
• Mayor's Book Talkfrom January 14, 2009
• NBC6 South Florida Todayfrom July 17, 2009
• NBC's TodayShow from August 4, 2009
• WJXT-TV from November 17, 2009

Praise for Mama Does Time, the first Mace Bauer Mystery:

"Who knew that a who-dun-it would not only keep you guessing--but have you laughing! Deborah Sharp is the new Edna Buchanan."--Hoda Kotb, NBC Today Showco-anchor

"A humorous, touching reflection on familial love and politics."--Mystery Scene

"Native Floridian Deborah Sharp's acute comic timing and detailed perceptions of old Florida sparkle in her lively debut...highly entertaining."--Oline H. Cogdill,South Florida Sun-Sentinel