Author: Vivien Chien
Published: June 27, 2023 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
Format: Kindle, Paperback 336 pages
Genre: Amateur Sleuth
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Noodle Shop Mystery #9
First Sentence: I’m what you’d call a nervous flyer.
Blurb: They say fortune favors the bold, and Lana Lee is determined to prove that true.
Lana, now officially manager of her family’s restaurant, the Ho-Lee Noodle House, is headed to sunny Irvine, California to attend a restaurant convention with her sister, Anna May, along for the ride. The girls’ very Americanized Aunt Grace has asked them to stay in her posh rental, and as the trip begins, it seems to be just what they both needed. Even the restaurant convention proves to be worthwhile and entertaining, especially when Lana witnesses a dramatic cat fight between a fortune cookie vendor and a journalist.
Lana and Anna May can’t imagine things getting any better until they learn their aunt has yet another surprise in store for them―a swanky cocktail party hosted for the freelancers of Southern California. But on the night of the party, things go south when a close journalist friend of Grace’s mysteriously plunges from the roof top of the hotel. Even more suspicious is the fact that Aunt Grace’s friend is the same journalist Lana saw getting into a screaming match with the fortune cookie vendor at the convention.
The police rule the death a gruesome accident, but Aunt Grace refuses to accept that explanation and begs Lana for her help uncovering the truth. Lana, Anna May, Aunt Grace attempt to keep up appearances as they search for answers, but unwanted attention from suspicious colleagues and convention attendees starts to surface, causing Lana to wonder if they’ll find the killer in time…or if they’ll be the next ones pushed over the edge.
My Opinion: Even though the Mahjong Matron’s were not part of this book, I believe it is one of the best in the series. Maybe because it takes place in my old stomping grounds, maybe it is because Lana Lee isn’t always trying to stay one step ahead of her detective boyfriend, or maybe it is because she is connecting with her sister Anna May and their Aunt Grace. Whatever it was, there was something different and more engaging in this ninth book of the Noodle Shop Mystery series.
Lana can’t help it when bodies are literally falling out of the sky, but when the reasons are hitting too close to home for Aunt Grace, Lana must step in to protect her family. When she does, more of Grace’s story comes out and the girls, Lana and Anna, must decide when to push and when to sit back and let Grace reveal her own secrets. As long as the girls can keep Grace safe, the rest will have to wait for another day. (GoodReads)
Blurb: They say fortune favors the bold, and Lana Lee is determined to prove that true.
Lana, now officially manager of her family’s restaurant, the Ho-Lee Noodle House, is headed to sunny Irvine, California to attend a restaurant convention with her sister, Anna May, along for the ride. The girls’ very Americanized Aunt Grace has asked them to stay in her posh rental, and as the trip begins, it seems to be just what they both needed. Even the restaurant convention proves to be worthwhile and entertaining, especially when Lana witnesses a dramatic cat fight between a fortune cookie vendor and a journalist.
Lana and Anna May can’t imagine things getting any better until they learn their aunt has yet another surprise in store for them―a swanky cocktail party hosted for the freelancers of Southern California. But on the night of the party, things go south when a close journalist friend of Grace’s mysteriously plunges from the roof top of the hotel. Even more suspicious is the fact that Aunt Grace’s friend is the same journalist Lana saw getting into a screaming match with the fortune cookie vendor at the convention.
The police rule the death a gruesome accident, but Aunt Grace refuses to accept that explanation and begs Lana for her help uncovering the truth. Lana, Anna May, Aunt Grace attempt to keep up appearances as they search for answers, but unwanted attention from suspicious colleagues and convention attendees starts to surface, causing Lana to wonder if they’ll find the killer in time…or if they’ll be the next ones pushed over the edge.
My Opinion: Even though the Mahjong Matron’s were not part of this book, I believe it is one of the best in the series. Maybe because it takes place in my old stomping grounds, maybe it is because Lana Lee isn’t always trying to stay one step ahead of her detective boyfriend, or maybe it is because she is connecting with her sister Anna May and their Aunt Grace. Whatever it was, there was something different and more engaging in this ninth book of the Noodle Shop Mystery series.
Lana can’t help it when bodies are literally falling out of the sky, but when the reasons are hitting too close to home for Aunt Grace, Lana must step in to protect her family. When she does, more of Grace’s story comes out and the girls, Lana and Anna, must decide when to push and when to sit back and let Grace reveal her own secrets. As long as the girls can keep Grace safe, the rest will have to wait for another day. (GoodReads)
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