书籍 Arsenic and Adobo的封面

Arsenic and Adobo

Mia P. Manansala

出版社

Berkley Books

出版时间

2021-05-03

ISBN

9780593201671

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍

The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer….

When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. 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. 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.

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. 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…

用户评论
2021悬疑榜单阅读的第3本。 创意在于将美食引入悬疑,把一个(几个)谋杀破案故事涂抹得油亮喷香,轻松而不阴沉,喜感而不惊悚。 就悬疑部分而言,叙事构造简单而工整,谋杀案A—谋杀案B—袭击案C,嫌疑对象A—嫌疑对象B—嫌疑对象C—嫌疑对象D……一一排查。 我个人读来,仿佛感觉是从YA书架上抽下来的一本青少年读物,校园悬疑派。不差,但阅读兴奋感也没有很大。 部分原因也可能归结于我与菲律宾美食之间尚未关联起什么亲切感(只吃过一次)——要是主打海鲜饭paella,可能会不一样哈哈…… 作者是一位菲律宾裔美国女作家,她就此铺开战局,卷起袖子准备好好写一个悬疑系列出来呢。
Abodo 真的不错~ 想念Home stay一家
不会写悬疑就别写悬疑,干脆点写本cookbook就行了
2.5 温馨但也无聊
明明是本murder mystery,却给听饿了,好多菲律宾美食的描写。以前不喜欢读Cozy mystery,现在觉得也蛮好的哎