Binding: Paperback
Description: Nominated for the Lilian Jackson Braun Award! Pair your noodles with this steaming mystery and you have the perfect chilly night combination! Pop Sugar In Vivien Chien's Misfortune Cookie Lana Lee returns for another delectable cozy set in a Chinese restaurant in Cleveland OH. 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.
Title: Misfortune Cookie A Noodle Shop Mystery
Author(s): Chien Vivien
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Barcode: 9781250782632
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 6/27/2023
Series: A Noodle Shop Mystery
Category: Cookery / Food & Drink Etc