DEATH AND DINUGUAN is the sixth and final book in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, and it wraps up this fun series that features a diverse group of characters, a solid sense of community, entertaining mysteries, and delicious food and drinks.
Lila Macapagal and her boyfriend, Jae Park, are looking forward to the upcoming Valentine’s Day, and the Brew- ha Café is buzzing with activity. Jae’s cousin, Hana Lee, has recently moved to town with her daughter and works at the new chocolate shop alongside the owner, Blake Langrehr. All the shops in town are on edge due to a string of burglaries targeting women-owned businesses. When Blake and Hana are attacked in the chocolate shop, only Hana survives. Was this a burglary that went wrong or something else? Unfortunately, Hana can’t answer any questions as she lies in a coma, and Lila and Jae vow to find out who attacked the two women. Suspects start to come to the surface, including a persistent hotel manager, Blake’s ex-husband, the owners of a competing chocolate shop, and people looking to collect bad debts. Can Lila and the gang figure out what is going on and restore some peace to their community?
DEATH AND DINUGUAN is a delightful return to Shady Palms, a place filled with smart, entrepreneurial characters who look out for each other and make their community brighter. There’s a lot of character backstory and descriptions of food, but Lila is at her best when she is tracking down clues and uncovering viable suspects. She is smart, funny, and takes risks when needed. The supporting characters are lively and diverse, and the small businesses that populate Shady Palms are varied and unique. The mystery itself centers on the burglaries and attacks and could have taken several different angles. In the end, there are plenty of clues to keep readers guessing, and they'll be glad they visited Shady Palms before the doors close on this fun, family-oriented, food-filled mystery series.
Love is in the air for the citizens of Shady Palms, but Cupid’s arrow isn’t the only thing striking the town—not with another killer on the loose.Things are looking up for the Brew-ha Cafe, and Lila Macapagal can’t think of anything that could break the spell, especially with Valentine’s Day coming up—she can’t wait to celebrate with her boyfriend, Jae Park. Adding to the lovey-dovey atmosphere is Hana Lee, Shady Palms’s newest resident. She’s also Jae’s beloved cousin and chocolatier at Choco Noir, the latest addition to the town’s culinary offerings. Everything is coming into place for Hana, who left her old life in Minnesota behind to work at Choco Noir, owned by her best friend.Unfortunately, beneath the sweet surface of Shady Palms runs a bitter undercurrent, as a series of attacks against women-owned businesses in the area escalates from petty theft to assault and murder when Hana is found knocked unconscious inside Choco Noir, and the chocolate shop owner is put out of business—for good.With Hana left in a coma, a murderer hiding amongst them, and the safety of the women entrepreneurs of Shady Palms at risk, the Park brothers team up with the Brew-ha crew to put a stop to the villain before they strike again.
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