Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block. Manansala is a writer from Chicago who loves books, baking, and bad-ass women. With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. She decides to investigate the nefarious ex to find.

When Lila’s ex-boyfriend drops dead during his meal with his stepfather, the restaurant’s landlord, Lila becomes the prime suspect. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. Manansala 55,391 ratings, 3.55 average rating, 8,330 reviews Open Preview Arsenic and Adobo Quotes Showing 1-30 of 61 In typical Filipino fashion, my aunt expressed her love not through words of encouragement or affectionate embraces, but through food. Lila Macapagal has moved back to Shady Palms after a hella-bad breakup, and is trying to help her aunt with her restaurant, which is in financial trouble. When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes.

The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes-one that might just be killer. One of BuzzFeed's Highly Anticipated Mystery Novels of 2021

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