![]() ![]() Lana teams up with private investigator, Lydia Shepard, a character she created back in college when she first started writing mysteries. Just as Agatha Christie brought the tranquil English countryside into many of her stories, Chien brings a warm and inviting ambiance to her books revolving around the Ho-Lee Noodle Shop.Įgg Drop Dead, Vivien Chien (St Martin’s, February 2020)Įgg Drop Dead is marketed as “a satisfying and new cozy mystery.” Chien certainly accomplishes this, both with the setting and a strong cast of women characters, including the Mahjong Matrons, a coterie of four older women who hold court at the same table each morning, keeping tabs on the Chinese community. Lana isn’t just the restaurant manager at Ho-Lee Noodle House she’s also an amateur sleuth. So starts Egg Drop Dead, the fifth installment of Vivien Chien’s Noodle Shop Mystery series. Lana attended the party as the caterer and heard the scream when a guest discovered Alice’s body floating in the pool. It’s not an accident, as bruises are found around Alice’s neck and wrists. ![]() At a birthday party for family friend Donna Feng, nanny Alice Kam is found dead in the outdoor swimming pool. When Lana Lee adds a catering service to her family’s noodle restaurant in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, it’s not what she expected. ![]()
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