Lana Lee wants out of the family business. It’s not that working at the Ho-Lee Noodle House is bad, it’s just not what she wants to do for the rest of her life. But when her parents announce that they’re going to visit family overseas for an extended period of time and Lana will be in charge of the restaurant, she has little choice in the matter. And when the couple who owns the souvenir shop next door is murdered, Lana has little choice but to get involved!
This second in the series is a delight! Lana Lee is fun and spunky, nosing around in things that definitely aren’t her business and absolutely get her into trouble, much to the disappointment of her potential new beau, the detective actually assigned to the murder investigation.
But Lana can’t help it! City Charms hadn’t been open long but Lana managed to make friends with Isabelle, one of the owners, bonding over their fondness for mystery novels. And while Lana wasn’t a big fan of Brandon, Isabelle’s husband, she can’t imagine why anyone would have murdered them.
Plus, there’s pressure from the manager at the shopping center as well, who’s specifically asked Lana to look into the matter as a personal favor.
So see, she really can’t help it!
This series is so much fun! The family dynamics between Lana, her parents, and her older sister create inherent drama as do the dynamics between the various business owners in the shopping center. And since the last book, Lana has been added to the board, which really does mean that she has a bit of a vested interest in seeing the murder solved. Especially when two different women pop up claiming they have a right to ownership of the store after Brandon and Isabelle turn of dead!
But of course Lana herself is the driving force of the series. Waiting to see what new drama will be inflicted upon her by Chien's pen makes this a series you'll want to come back to again and again. Be warned, though, you'll need some Chinese food to tide you over as you read!
(Apparently I wrote this review quite some time ago and it's been sitting in drafts. Oops!)
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