Play Book Tag discussion

Arsenic and Adobo - Mia P. Manansala

3 stars

This is a fun cozy mystery that revolves around a young woman working at her family's Filipino restaurant. When her ex-boyfriend dies while eating at the restaurant, Lila is the main suspect. In order to clear her name, she begins investigating to discover who really killed Derek. There was a lot of great diversity of people and culture in this book. The characters did strike me as a bit one-dimensional but that is the kind of thing that can evolve within a series. The descriptions of the food served in the various local restaurants were great and made me want to try more of the local restaurants in my area. The murderer was easy to guess early in the story and much of the clues and information seemed spoon fed to the reader, but the characters were fun with a lot of potential for future stories in the series.