Egg drop dead: a noodle shop mystery - vivien chien

In the fifth in Vivien Chiens Noodle Shop delectable mystery series, Egg Drop Dead , the Ho-Lee Noodle House takes its business to the next level--only to end up in hot water.

It was supposed to be a fancy, intimate dinner party by the pool.

Instead, Lana Lees first-ever catering event turns into full-course madness when a domestic worker is found dead.

Is the partys host Donna Feng, the sweet-and-sour owner of the Asia Village shopping plaza where Ho-Lee is situated, somehow to blame? Thats what Lana--whose plate is already plenty full with running the restaurant, pleasing her often-disapproving mother, and fretting over her occasionally-serious boyfriend Detective Adam Trudeau--must find out.

Before the police arrived at the crime scene, Donna had entrusted an odd piece of evidence to Lana: a thumb drive shaped like a terra-cotta soldier.

Now its up to Lana to lead her own investigation, digitally and in real life, into a world of secrets involving Donnas earlier life in China, whether the victim had a dark agenda, and if the killer is still out there.

and plans to strike again.

Endearing.

will appeal to fans of Chris Cavenders Pizza Lovers mysteries.

-- Booklist.