Review; Death by Dumpling (A Noodle Shop Mystery) by Vivien Chien

As some of you probably have figured out, I'm participating in a few reading challenges this year. Recently I've read Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien and it fits right into three challenges; Cloak and Dagger Mystery Challenge, Foodies Read Challenge and Platypire Diversity Challenge. Today I'll post my review of the book.

Description from Goodreads
Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . .

The last place Lana Lee thought she would ever end up is back at her family’s restaurant. But after a brutal break-up and a dramatic workplace walk-out, she figures that a return to the Cleveland area to help wait tables is her best option for putting her life back together. Even if that means having to put up with her mother, who is dead-set on finding her a husband.

Lana’s love life soon becomes yesterday’s news once the restaurant’s property manager, Mr. Feng, turns up dead―after a delivery of shrimp dumplings from Ho-Lee. But how could this have happened when everyone on staff knew about Mr. Feng’s severe, life-threatening shellfish allergy? Now, with the whole restaurant under suspicion for murder and the local media in a feeding frenzy―to say nothing of the gorgeous police detective who keeps turning up for take-out―it’s up to Lana to find out who is behind Feng’s killer order. . . before her own number is up.

My Thoughts on the Book
Now, where to start on this novel as it's really good? It has self-depreciating humour, well written characters and a bit of complexity (at least by cosy mystery standards) that plays a bit on family secrets and other issues. Another big bonus with this cosy mystery is that the majority of the characters are Asian, as opposed to the majority of cosy mysteries that has mostly white characters. The downside, if you could call it that, is that I got a craving for Chinese takeaway. Could someone please give me some?

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