Showing A Corpse for the Matadora by Harol Marshall

Readers will fall in love with Harol Marshall's Mexican village mysteries filled with intrigue, local color, and always a rich caste of characters. A CORPSE FOR THE MATADORA doesn't disappoint. The second in the series with American Anthropologist Anna Merino,the novel is set in Mexico's smallest and safest state, Tlaxcala, located in the central Mexican highlands.

The woman found murdered in a local hotel is the business manager of a bullfighting team in town for the weekend fiesta. When Commander Cortez of the Tlaxcala State Police learns of the involvement of an American tourist, he asks Anna to serve as his translator. She agrees, and together they delve into the violent world of Mexican bullfighting, a waning tradition kept alive by the American tourist trade. As Cortez tracks down an elusive killer, Anna finds her own life in danger.