Lila recently moved back to her hometown of Shady Palms, Illinois, to help out in her family's traditional Filipino restaurant, which has been struggling from the combination of great food and poor budgeting. With a degree in restaurant management, Lila is sure to be helpful, but there's only so much she can do in the face of a series of bad reviews from her ex-boyfriend, Derek, in the local paper. His negative reviews don't stop Derek from coming into the restaurant and finishing his plate every day, though, which is exactly what he's doing when he keels over dead in his dessert. When the initial toxicology screening reveals a high level of arsenic in both his blood and the dessert, Lila and her family are at the top of the suspect list, and Lila must clear their name — and that of the restaurant — to save her family.
This series starter is a fun (and diverse!) entry into the cozy mystery genre, and holy cow, those recipes made my mouth water. I can't wait to see what else happens to Lila and her family and friends in Shady Palms.
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