When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case.
With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block…
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A lover of all things geeky, Mia spends her days procrastibaking, playing JRPGs and dating sims, reading cozy mysteries, and cuddling her dogs Gumiho, Max Power, and Bayley Banks (bonus points if you get all the references).
Her debut novel, ARSENIC AND ADOBO, comes out May 4, 2021 with Berkley/Penguin Random House and is the first in the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery series.
Find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @MPMtheWriter
My Thoughts...
I love fun cozy-mysteries so much. And what's even better is a cozy-mystery that evolves food.
This new series Tita Rosie's Kitchen mystery was one you don't want o miss all of the great food made my mouth water and the mystery unfolding made this my new favorite cozy mystery.
I am dying to try some of the recipes included in the back of the book and I already read the first chapter in book number two Homicide and Halo-Halo I can't wait for it to release.
Grab your copy of this fun 4 star read. I highly recommend it.
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Good post.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this one!
ReplyDeleteNew author with a new series just what I need thanks Mary.
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ReplyDeleteI am going to try this one.
ReplyDeleteI need some some to make me laugh and I am a foodie so this might be just the book for me.
ReplyDeleteI love cozy mysteries with recipes. Thanks for sharing!
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