Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien

Murder Lo Mein

by Vivien Chien

Series: Noodle Shop Mystery #3
Series Rating:
Published by St. Martin's Press on March 26, 2019
Genres: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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Also in this series: Death by Dumpling, Dim Sum of All Fears, Wonton Terror, Egg Drop Dead, Killer Kung Pao, Fatal Fried Rice, Hot and Sour Suspects

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. .

Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is a fantastic book about a noodle competition and how not everything is what one thinks it is.

Will Lana figure out who killed the judge to get the noodle competition back to business?

Lana Lee and Adam Trudeau

Lana Lee is our sleuth and point of view character. She is a great character and keeps on growing with each new installment. Lana’s now a manager of their restaurant, getting out of her apartment more, and trying to make her parents proud. What I like about Lana is that she doesn’t give up on anything, especially when its a case that she wants to solve. Another thing that I like about her is that her relationship with Adam is moving along wonderfully.

So, I know I never mentioned him before, but Detective Adam Trudeau is Lana’s police contact and boyfriend. Well, kind of sort of on that one. Adam means well on being with Lana, but one thing he is super nervous about is when she wants to solve a murder. He is a great character, and I like how he has slowly gained confidence in being around Lana, even if he worries about her a lot. What I also like about him is that yeah, he’s busy with being a detective, but he tries to make time for Lana even if he doesn’t want her to be involved in a murder case.

The Mystery

The mystery is a doozy. A judge from the competition is found dead at The Bamboo Lounge’s party room. Not only that but for anyone investigating, there are a lot of suspects to comb through, especially of ones that would make sense and be in the Lounge at the time of his murder. Well, Adam and Lana have a lot of people to go through. Adam on official business and Lana because she wants to figure it out. I didn’t fall for a red herring or even think that the person whodunit did do the murder. Let’s say that this one threw me for a loop.

Five Stars

Murder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien is a perfect read for when you want to curl up inside with a good book. Ms. Chien did a great job, and I can’t wait to read more. I am giving this book five stars and recommending it to all cozy readers out there.

Other Books in the Series

 

You will find links to my reviews of these books near the top next to the book cover of Murder Lo Mein.

Coming out March 9, 2021

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Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2020 Cloak and Dagger Challenge
• 2020 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge
• 2020 Cruisin' Thru The Cozies Reading Challenge
• 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge

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