Until reading this book I wasn’t aware that “cozy murder mysteries” existed, but this book really captures the essence of the subgenre it is full of crime and murder, while also maintaining an atmosphere of comfort (in large part aided by the most delicious descriptions of food I have ever read). Now it’s up to Lila and her best friend to solve the mystery and save Tita Rosie’s Restaurant-before Lila finds herself next on the chopping block.Īrsenic and Adobo is the first book in Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, a new cozy murder mystery series featuring a diverse cast of characters and enough mouth-watering descriptions of food to make up for all the dead bodies. Then Derek dies, right in the middle of the restaurant.ĭerek’s stepfather, who happens to be the restaurant’s landlord, accuses Lila and her family of poisoning Derek. Lila, unwilling to let her family’s restaurant remain at risk, gets into a fight with Derek and his father. Unfortunately, her high school ex-boyfriend Derek seems to have taken it upon himself to run their restaurant out of business-along with most of the other restaurants in town-with his vindictive, slanderous reviews. Content warning: murder, violence, minor goreĪfter a breakup, Lila Macapagal returns to her small hometown to recover and to help save her family’s Filipino restaurant.
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