Author: Vivien Chien
Expected Publication: March 26th 2019 by St. Martin's Press
Format: eBook, Paperback, 304 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
Series: Noodle Shop Mystery #3
Though characters are being killed off at a steady pace, I still found it difficult to keep the remaining straight. If you have read the previous books in the series (Death by Dumpling, Dim Sum of All Fears), the returning characters will not be a problem, what may trip you up is the periphery that was thrown in to keep the reader guessing.
Asia Village is hosting its annual noodle contest with local participants and judges. This event has a history of brutal reviews and now with contestants holding grudges and judges being killed off after receiving fortune cookies with quotes from “The Art of War”, Lana Lee, manager of Ho-Lee Noodle House, and her detective boyfriend Adam Trudeau attack their investigations from different angles, all in the hopes of finding a killer and moving their relationship beyond being an ordinary couple.
Having enjoyed the first two books in this series, I was a bit let down by this book. With an overabundance of characters and a lack of spark that usually had me turning page, I found “Murder Lo Mein” to be a run of the mill cozy.
Asia Village is hosting its annual noodle contest with local participants and judges. This event has a history of brutal reviews and now with contestants holding grudges and judges being killed off after receiving fortune cookies with quotes from “The Art of War”, Lana Lee, manager of Ho-Lee Noodle House, and her detective boyfriend Adam Trudeau attack their investigations from different angles, all in the hopes of finding a killer and moving their relationship beyond being an ordinary couple.
Having enjoyed the first two books in this series, I was a bit let down by this book. With an overabundance of characters and a lack of spark that usually had me turning page, I found “Murder Lo Mein” to be a run of the mill cozy.
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