Murder Lo Mein
Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is a reissue published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on March 26, 2019. This 304-page book follows Lana Lee, who has recently become the manager of her family’s Chinese restaurant, Ho-Lee Noodle House. As she enters the establishment into Cleveland’s Best Noodle Contest, the stakes rise dramatically when a local food critic is found dead after receiving a threatening note in a fortune cookie, prompting Lana to investigate the unfolding mystery.
Readers will find a blend of culinary elements and amateur sleuthing as Lana, alongside her boyfriend Detective Adam Trudeau, navigates the complexities of the contest and the lives of those involved. The narrative explores themes of competition and personal stakes, as Lana realizes that protecting her restaurant’s reputation may require her to confront dangerous situations. This cozy mystery offers an engaging look into the intersection of food and crime, appealing to fans of the genre.
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The third in a tasty series, Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is a delight!
Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious—unless it happens to be deadly.
Lana Lee’s stake in her family’s Chinese restaurant is higher than ever now that she’s been made manager. So when she enters Ho-Lee into Cleveland’s Best Noodle Contest, Lana makes it her business to win—at all costs. But when a local food critic receives a threatening note in a fortune cookie and is later found dead, face-down in a bowl of lo mein, all bets are off. . .
Now, along with her sweet-and-sour boyfriend Detective Adam Trudeau, Lana decides to take matters into her own hands and dig into the lives of everyone involved in the contest. But when she receives an ill-fated fortune, Lana realizes that in order to save the reputation of her restaurant, she needs to save herself first. . .
“Thoroughly entertaining…fun and delicious.”—RT Book Reviews
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