I made the Chicken and Sausage gumbo the other day, and WOW! and amazing mix of flavors. Gumbo is not as hard to cook as some people make it out to be.
I can personally attest to her talents of well thought out receipes. Try it out for yourself.
In "Lemon In the Basket," writer Armstrong keeps up with the genre of having troubles and secrets in the family that bubble over and often cause death of someone in the family. But she adds twists and turns that even surprised me. She has a terrific writing style and knows dialogue in a manner to be commended.
Her switching of point-of-view was easily understood and led the reader into interesting character insights not usually possible even in most third-person works.
This is a highly-recommended book for those who like to be kept on the edge. You simply cannot guess what's going to happen in this book -- even though at times it seems like you know exactly what's going to happen.
An excellent study in human nature and family relationships as well.
This novel is not her best (A Dram of Poison and The Gift Shop, to my mind) but it's very nice. Read it & you'll be scouring libraries & second-hand bookstores for more.