-Titulo Original : Blackmail And Bibingka (a Tita Rosies Kitchen Mystery)
-Fabricante :
Berkley
-Descripcion Original:
When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he’s back on his feet and ready to contribute to the Shady Palms community. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows. She’s soon proven right when Ronnie is suspected of murder, and secrets surrounding her shady cousin and those involved with the winery start piling up. Now Lila has to put away years of resentment and distrust to prove her cousin’s innocence. He may be a jerk, but he’s still family. And there’s no way her flesh and blood could actually be a murderer . . . right? Review Hands down the tastiest whodunit you’ll consume this year.-Kirkus Reviews Filipino American culture and family take centerstage in the third mystery by Agatha Award-winning Manansala (Homicide and Halo-Halo; Arsenic and Adobo). There’s an emphasis on humor, friendship, and food in this cozy that’s lighter in tone than the previous ones.”-Library Journal Manansala’s breezy style makes for another brisk entry in this flavorful series, recipes included. Readers will be hungry for more.”-Publishers Weekly About the Author Mia P. Manansala is a writer from Chicago who loves books, baking, and badass women. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One Adeena, can you please shut that off? If I have to listen to that Mariah Carey song one more time . . . I scratched out the third mistake Id made while trying to finalize the menu for the annual Shady Palms Winter Bash. It tied with the Founders Day Celebration as the biggest event in my tiny town of Shady Palms, Illinois (population: 18,751), and this was the first year my business-my dream-the Brew-ha Cafe, would be participating. Considering what a mess the Founders Day Celebration had turned out to be, I really needed to wow at this party. Despite obsessing over it for the past month, I had less than two weeks till the big bash and hadnt finalized anything. My best friend and business partner, Adeena Awan, turned the cafes speaker system down to a decibel that didnt make my ears bleed. Way to be a humbug, Lila. Ms. Mariah cannot and will not be silenced. Her lambs will make sure of it. Hon, you dont even celebrate Christmas. Why do you have all of these? Elena Torres, Adeenas girlfriend and the third and final member of the Brew-ha Cafe crew (aka our voice of reason), scrolled through the cafes playlist on Adeenas laptop. It currently had no fewer than ten Christmas music compilations that shed had on repeat since December 1. It was only December 4, and I was ready to ban her from programming the shops playlists ever again. Elena raised her eyebrows at the mix of both religious and secular Christmas songs. Were you secretly raised in an intensely Catholic family like Lila and me? Because this is a lot. Adeena laughed and handed Elena her morning cup of yerba buena tea. No, I just like the music. It started as me being rebellious as a kid. Well, as rebellious as you could be in my house. You didnt grow up here, but Shady Palms has a pretty big Muslim and Jewish population, so it was easy to keep Christmas out of schools. But there were still all the commercials and Christmas specials on TV, so I got kind of obsessed with t
-Fabricante :
Berkley
-Descripcion Original:
When her long-lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can’t be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo. It’s Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things are far from jolly for Lila Macapagal. Sure, her new business, the Brew-ha Cafe, is looking to turn a profit in its first year. And yes, she’s taken the first step in a new romance with her good friend Jae Park. But her cousin Ronnie is back in town after ghosting the family fifteen years ago, claiming that his recent purchase of a local winery shows that he’s back on his feet and ready to contribute to the Shady Palms community. Tita Rosie is thrilled with the return of her prodigal son, but Lila knows that wherever Ronnie goes, trouble follows. She’s soon proven right when Ronnie is suspected of murder, and secrets surrounding her shady cousin and those involved with the winery start piling up. Now Lila has to put away years of resentment and distrust to prove her cousin’s innocence. He may be a jerk, but he’s still family. And there’s no way her flesh and blood could actually be a murderer . . . right? Review Hands down the tastiest whodunit you’ll consume this year.-Kirkus Reviews Filipino American culture and family take centerstage in the third mystery by Agatha Award-winning Manansala (Homicide and Halo-Halo; Arsenic and Adobo). There’s an emphasis on humor, friendship, and food in this cozy that’s lighter in tone than the previous ones.”-Library Journal Manansala’s breezy style makes for another brisk entry in this flavorful series, recipes included. Readers will be hungry for more.”-Publishers Weekly About the Author Mia P. Manansala is a writer from Chicago who loves books, baking, and badass women. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter One Adeena, can you please shut that off? If I have to listen to that Mariah Carey song one more time . . . I scratched out the third mistake Id made while trying to finalize the menu for the annual Shady Palms Winter Bash. It tied with the Founders Day Celebration as the biggest event in my tiny town of Shady Palms, Illinois (population: 18,751), and this was the first year my business-my dream-the Brew-ha Cafe, would be participating. Considering what a mess the Founders Day Celebration had turned out to be, I really needed to wow at this party. Despite obsessing over it for the past month, I had less than two weeks till the big bash and hadnt finalized anything. My best friend and business partner, Adeena Awan, turned the cafes speaker system down to a decibel that didnt make my ears bleed. Way to be a humbug, Lila. Ms. Mariah cannot and will not be silenced. Her lambs will make sure of it. Hon, you dont even celebrate Christmas. Why do you have all of these? Elena Torres, Adeenas girlfriend and the third and final member of the Brew-ha Cafe crew (aka our voice of reason), scrolled through the cafes playlist on Adeenas laptop. It currently had no fewer than ten Christmas music compilations that shed had on repeat since December 1. It was only December 4, and I was ready to ban her from programming the shops playlists ever again. Elena raised her eyebrows at the mix of both religious and secular Christmas songs. Were you secretly raised in an intensely Catholic family like Lila and me? Because this is a lot. Adeena laughed and handed Elena her morning cup of yerba buena tea. No, I just like the music. It started as me being rebellious as a kid. Well, as rebellious as you could be in my house. You didnt grow up here, but Shady Palms has a pretty big Muslim and Jewish population, so it was easy to keep Christmas out of schools. But there were still all the commercials and Christmas specials on TV, so I got kind of obsessed with t
