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Violence
Barely any
A dead body is found; no graphic violence depicted
Language
None
Clean prose throughout
Sexual Content
None
No romantic or sexual content in this installment
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
The light tension of being a wrongly suspected person; no dark psychological content
What this book is about
Lila Macapagal has moved back to her hometown of Shady Palms, Illinois to help her Tita Rosie run the family Filipino restaurant — which is struggling. When the restaurant's harshest critic drops dead after eating there, Lila becomes the prime suspect. Armed with a group chat of local aunties and a talent for getting into places she shouldn't, Lila takes the investigation into her own hands. Mia P. Manansala's cozy mystery debut launches the Tita Rosie's Kitchen series with warmth, Filipino food culture, and a protagonist who is impossible not to root for.
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