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Hot Pot Murder
Trouble is brewing for cousins Yale and Celine Yee after a hot pot dinner gets overheated and ends in murder in this second novel of the L.A. Night Market series by Jennifer J. Chow.
Yale and Celine Yee’s food stall business is going so well that they’ve been invited to join an exclusive dinner with the local restaurant owners association. The members gather together for a relaxing hot pot feast…until Jeffery Vue, president of the group, receives a literal shock to his system and dies.
Everyone at the meal is a suspect, but the authorities are homing in on family friend Ai Ho, owner of the restaurant where Jeffery was killed—and Yale’s dad is a close second on their list. Yale and Celine step up to the plate and investigate the dinner attendees: the association’s ambitious VP, a familiar frenemy, a ramen king, a snacks shopkeeper, and a second-generation restaurateur. It’s up to the detecting duo to figure out what really happened before their friends and family have to close their businesses for good.
PRAISE for DEATH BY BUBBLE TEA
(Book 1 in the L.A. Night Market mysteries):
“Yale and Celine’s growing loyalty to each other, coupled with the warmth of Chow’s prose, adds extra depth, just like the tapioca balls nestled in a glass of bubble tea.”—New York Times Book Review
“A deliciously fun whodunit.”—Woman’s World
“Chow’s choice to set the mystery in a night market is a stroke of genius.”—BookPage
“A delicious exploration into family, culture, and above all, food…Chow gets so much right in this book, from the exploration of Asian cultures in L.A. to the growing relationship between the cousins. A fun start to a wonderful new series.”—First Clue
“Appealing characters and the alluring setting of a night market make Death by Bubble Tea a delicious page-turner of a mystery.”
—Ellen Byron, Agatha Award winner and USA Today bestselling author of Cajun Kiss of Death
“As addictive as shrimp dumplings and sticky rice in lotus leaves, Jennifer J. Chow’s Death By Bubble Tea will provide a delightful treat for lovers of culinary cozies. With its intrepid sleuth and vividly-drawn setting, this clever whodunit will have you greedily turning the pages for more.”
—Leslie Karst, author of the Lefty Award-nominated Sally Solari series
“Like salt and caramel, tea and tapioca, Chow’s sleuthing cousins are the perfect odd couple…Death By Bubble Tea has a twist like a bao bun and is just as satisfying.”
—Raquel V. Reyes, author of the Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series
“Delicious treats, family drama, and a bit of murder are the order of the day for Yale Yee, the engaging and multilayered lead in Death by Bubble Tea. A fantastic series starter, I can’t wait to see what else is in store for the Yee family and the Eastwood Village Night Market regulars. Don’t forget to try the recipes at the end!”
—Mia P. Manansala, author of Arsenic and Adobo
“Death by Bubble Tea bubbles over with great characters, an intricate plot, a setting you’ll want to move to, and oh, the food. I can’t wait for the next book in this series.”
—Sherry Harris, Agatha Award nominated author of the Sarah Winston Garage Sale and Chloe Jackson Sea Glass Saloon mysteries
