Yes, I’m so late to the party on reading Arsenic and Adobo, but since I just got a copy of the second book in the series, Homicide and Halo-Halo, I thought I better get down to reading. And thanks to my friend Phil for sharing his copy with me a long while back!!
When Lila moves back to her hometown after a bad breakup, she’s happy to help save her aunt’s struggling restaurant. She’s not expecting multiple run-ins with her ex-boyfriend Derek, who is a restaurant critic bent on running her family out of business. But the icing on the cake (so to speak) comes when he collapses while eating at the restaurant and dies shortly thereafter.
Lila definitely didn’t kill Derek (even if he was annoying), but the police are convinced she’s guilty. The scandal gives their crooked landlord the perfect excuse to close the restaurant down. It’s up to Lila—and her best friend Adeena—to clear her name and find out who the real killer is, before it’s too late. And she’ll have to deal with a gaggle of meddling aunties and a not-so-secret crush while she’s at it.
Arsenic and Adobo was a super-cute cozy mystery, full of fun, family, and lots and lots of food. At times it got a little silly, but it was really good-hearted, and I love the diversity that Mia P. Manansala brought to her characters. I’m definitely looking forward to the second book. (And I am pulling out my trusty adobo recipe later!!)
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