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The Reading Wells Book Club: 2024 reads - hosted by thereadingwells
January: Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala
What to expect: a lighthearted and humorous mystery with a touch of romance, family drama, and delectable Filipino cuisine.
"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.
"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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308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593201671
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: 04 May 2021
fiction
mystery
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
fiction
mystery
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
308 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593201671
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Publication date: 04 May 2021
fiction
mystery
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
fiction
mystery
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
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