Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien

The third in a tasty series, Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is a delight! Everyone agrees that the food at Ho-Lee Noodle House is delicious—unless it happens to be deadly. Lana Lee’s stake in her family’s Chinese restaurant is higher than ever now that she’s been made manager. So when she enters Ho-Lee into Cleveland’s Best Noodle Contest, Lana makes it her business to win—at all costs. But when a local food critic receives a threatening note in a fortune cookie and is later found dead, face-down in a bowl of lo mein, all bets are off. . . Now, along with her sweet-and-sour boyfriend Detective Adam Trudeau, Lana decides to take matters into her own hands and dig into the lives of everyone involved in the contest. But when she receives an ill-fated fortune, Lana realizes that in order to save the reputation of her restaurant, she needs to save herself first. . . “Thoroughly entertaining...fun and delicious.”—RT Book Reviews

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A fun installment to a very cozy mystery series!

Murder Lo Mein is the third in the Noodle Shop Mystery series. There's a competition going on to decide Cleveland's Best Noodle, and Lana Lee is hoping her family's restaurant, Ho-Lee Noodle House, takes the prize. But things are put on hold when judge Norman Pan receives a threatening fortune cookie and then drops dead after the first round.

Lana is determined to help her maybe-boyfriend, Detective Adam Trudeau, solve the mystery. She's persistent, and with the help of friends and family, she digs a little deeper into the lives of everyone involved in the contest. Turns out a lot of people might have had a reason to want Norman Pan dead. Then another judge is killed, and the tension ratchets up a notch. When Lana receives an ominous fortune cookie herself, you've got to wonder - will she be next?

Lana Lee is a delightful heroine. She's clever, has a sweet tooth (like me!), and generally able to think pretty quickly in a jam. This is the first of the Noodle Shop Mysteries that I've read, but I will be back for more. #MurderLoMein #NetGalley

Disclaimer: I received an advance copy from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press. All opinions are mine, and I don't say nice things about books that I don't like.