Egg Drop Dead: A Noodle Shop Mystery

In the fifth in Vivien Chien''s Noodle Shop delectable mystery series, Egg Drop Dead, the Ho-Lee Noodle House takes its business to the next level-only to end up in hot water.

It was supposed to be a fancy, intimate dinner party by the pool. Instead, Lana Lee''s first-ever catering event turns into full-course madness when a domestic worker is found dead. Is the party''s host Donna Feng, the sweet-and-sour owner of the Asia Village shopping plaza where Ho-Lee is situated, somehow to blame? That''s what Lana-whose plate is already plenty full with running the restaurant, pleasing her often-disapproving mother, and fretting over her occasionally-serious boyfriend Detective Adam Trudeau-must find out.

Before the police arrived at the crime scene, Donna had entrusted an odd piece of evidence to Lana: a thumb drive shaped like a terra-cotta soldier. Now it''s up to Lana to lead her own investigation, digitally and in real life, into a world of secrets involving Donna''s earlier life in China, whether the victim had a dark agenda, and if the killer is still out there. . .and plans to strike again.

"Endearing.will appeal to fans of Chris Cavender''s Pizza Lovers mysteries."-Booklist