EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS-EVEN THE MURDER MYSTERIES!I've lived in Rockport, Texas, all my life, and I never thought of myself as the adventurous sort . . . but here comes my bestie with a hare-brained idea that sounds more and more delightful the longer I think about it.A road trip to all fifty states in America? I couldn't possibly . . . or could I?Dolly Byrd here. Widow. Retired newspaper journalist. Mother of three wonderful kids. The last of my children have just left the nest, and I have a big dream to become a successful food truck owner. But this huge dream got dashed a few years ago when my ex-business partner went to federal prison for theft and embezzlement.It's taken me the past few years to get Drive-By Cooking operational again after the feds confiscated and gutted the thing. (No, I'm not the slightest bit salty, but the authorities will have other ideas soon.)The day he's released from prison is the first day of the rest of my life-the day my dream begins. But it quickly turns into a nightmare when I find his body in the water at Little Bay, the beach where I serve my Tex-Mex delights to the tourists and locals.I experience many ups and downs, especially when the only competition in town starts bullying me for my involvement in my ex-business partner's schemes. He's not convinced I'm innocent, and I have a heck of a time trying to make him believe otherwise.Not to mention the U.S. Marshal who thinks I'm guilty of murder.What's a Texas woman to do when it seems like almost everyone is against her?Join me and the people in my life who will touch your heart, make you laugh, and fight alongside me to clear my name and make sure justice is served-along with the dishes I create with my "Hotter Than Heck" salsa.You'll meet:Jared Langley: ex-business partner who gets a little more justice than he bargained forFrankie Wilson: neighbor, bestie, and famous country singerAustin Byrd: my son who comes to Texas from California for a visitEvan Leos: the silver fox I'm crushing onMarshal Tex Bittner: convinced I'm responsible for Jared's deathBen White: the salty food truck owner of Big Truck BurgersMax, the Border Collie: Jared's dog that I foster until we find a good home for himRob, the Pelican: a trouble-making beach regular who's notorious for stealing baitPut on your cowboy hat and join me as I solve the mystery of Jared's death so we can all go on the road trip of our lives across the United States!Texas is for Thieves is the first book in a fifty-book culinary cozy mystery series with a light romance that combines humor, intrigue, and adventure in a story that's almost as addictive as my cowboy stew!