Review
The Ninth Noodle Shop Mystery
After coming too close to a killer for comfort Noodle House Manager Lana Lee has agreed to stop her sleuthing. To remove herself even more, Lana is headed to California. Her mother has paid for her to attend a restaurant convention and her sister, Anna May has decided to come along. The sisters also get to hang out with their Aunt Grace and stay at one of her rental properties. Grace is happy to show off her nieces at a work cocktail party, but a crash and screams pierce the night. A woman has fallen off the roof to her death. The woman happens to be Grace's good friend and the woman Lana saw involved in a confrontation at the convention. Much to Anna May's dismay Lana Lee is once again involved in murder.
It's fun to see characters out of their usual environs, and I don't
blame Lana and Anna May for leaving the December cold of Cleveland
behind them to enjoy sunny California. It was also nice to see Lana more
as a business professional...kind of...and getting to see Anna May
cook, showcasing a skill we don't usually see from her. While I miss the
Mahjong Mavens and the other regulars, MISFORTUNE COOKIE was a golden
opportunity to explore the relationship between the sisters. I love how Lana and Anna May's
relationship mirrors that of Grace and Mrs. Lee. Indeed, sisters make up the heart of the ninth Noodle Shop Mystery. Differences,
similarities, bickering, and the complex relationship sisters share all
play a part in this mystery.
I really enjoyed the complex mystery found in MISFORTUNE COOKIE and how Lana brings her investigatory skills to a new place, going so far as stopping at CVS to get a notebook! While I may be missing the Mahjong Matrons there are a lot of volatile characters in their place. That fortune cookie woman is a piece of work and it was fascinating to watch the characters interact, from suspicious co-workers to the "better than thou" husband, and more. And as for volatile, the final confrontation scene was a dramatic, pulse pounding thrill!
Fortune cookies, bubble tea, and sisters, MISFORTUNE COOKIE brings Cleveland to California in an exciting murder mystery.
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