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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 ****Today**** Show from November 4, 2008** **◊ "****Mayor's Book Talk****" from January 14, 2009** **◊ NBC6 "****South Florida Today****." from July 17, 2009** **◊ NBC's Today Show from August 4, 2009** **◊ WJXT-TV from November 17, 2009** **Acclaim for *Mama Does Time*, the first Mace Bauer Mystery:** "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* "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 Show* co-anchor ** ** **