It's Christmastime in Shady Palms, but things arefar from jolly for Lila Macapagal. But when the head judge of the pageant is murdered and Bernadette becomes the main suspect, the two must put aside their differences and solve the case-because it looks like one of them might be next"- Blackmail and bibingka by Mia P Manansala "When her long lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows that big trouble can't be far behind in this new mystery by Mia P. To add to her feelings of sticky unease, Lila's little town of Shady Palms has resurrected the Miss Teen Shady Palms Beauty Pageant, which she won many years ago-a fact that serves as a wedge between Lila and her cousin slash rival, Bernadette. No, things are heating up quite literally, since summer, her least favorite season, has just started. Or her professional life, since she can't bring herself to open her new cafae after the unpleasantness that occurred a few months ago at her aunt's Filipino restaurant,Tita Rosie's Kitchen. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexistent despite the attention of two very eligible bachelors. Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. 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."- Homicide and halo-halo by Mia P Manansala "Death at a beauty pageant turns Tita Rosie's Kitchen upside down in the latest entry of this witty and humorous cozy mystery series by Mia P. 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'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. When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. Arsenic and adobo : a Tita Rosie's kitchen mystery by Mia P Manansala "The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes-one that might just be killer. Cozy Mysteries Looking for a comfort read that leaves you satisfied at the end? Pick up one of these cozy mysteries.
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