They are aided by Amir, Adina’s brother, who is a lawyer (and who Lila has had a crush on since childhood). Lila and her best friend, Adina, decide they have no choice but to investigate in order to clear Lila’s name and save the family business. Things get worse when the restaurant is forced to close, arsenic is found in ’s bloodstream, and Lila is arrested for drug trafficking and homicide. When Derek dies after eating Lila’s ube cookies, Lila is accused of murder. Chapter 2 of Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. ‘Oh come on, would it kill you to say something nice for a change?’ He responded by convulsing violently, then face-planting right into the dish. Lila breaks it off, but this doesn’t stop Derek from frequenting the restaurant to pick fights. They explain how Derek has been writing nasty reviews about the already struggling restaurant. The 25 year old Filipina heroine briefly reunites with her high school boyfriend, Derek, before her aunties find out and a family fight ensues. In this first book, Lila has just dropped out of college and left a cheating ex-boyfriend behind in Chicago to go home to help her aunties with the family restaurant. Manansala’s debut novel is the first of three so far, in a series titled The Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Series. Arsenic and Adobo is a five-star recipe for sweet, murder-mystery fun.
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