Mashed Potatoes, fun airfare

Flew to Washington D.C. last week, the trials of flying we all know too well. I always try to take an easy, enjoyable read, usually a fun little mystery.  So before I left I hunted through my books, located a  Margaret Moseley, purchased at a Full Circle bookstore sale. Margaret was born in Oklahoma and you’ve probably know her for Bonita Faye,  which was a finalist for the Edgar Award, in 1996.  

This time my read was Margaret Moseley’s Grinning in His Mashed Potatoes, starring Honey Huckleberry (not so strange I have cousins with the same last name). Honey is a representative for several book  publishers. She markets and promotes their titles to locally run bookstores. She and her best friend Janie are at a fund-raising event when  best selling author and guest of honor, Twyman Towerie  takes a bite of his dessert and falls face first into his mashed potatoes. Honey, of course, is seated next to him.  He has a lot of ex-wives, four to be exact, who would gladly put a little something in his lemon meringue. One is on her way to revealing a ”tell-all” memoir and even the large diamond Twyman tried to bribe her with isn’t working.  And the plot thickens….

Since the book was written in 1999 it’s  interesting to observe the emergence of computers, and smile at our reluctant acceptance of technology that we can no longer even imagine doing without. Great plane fare, clever and fun, take an Okie on the road with you next time.

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