Reviewed by annieb123 on
Murder Lo Mein is the third Noodle Shop mystery by Vivien Chien. Released 26th March 2019 by St. Martin's, it's 304 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is a cozy series featuring a sweet heroine who is a manager of her family's Chinese restaurant. The main character is plucky and loyal to her friends but she's not too saccharine sweet or perfect. When faced with nasty racist meanness and attitude from her arch-nemesis, Jackie, she's not above a few sarcastic digs in her own defense. At the end of the day, she's a genuinely likeable protagonist and I've really enjoyed this series thus far.
The background story is well interwoven in the book, and it works as a standalone without needing to have read the previous books. (I can heartily recommend them as well, if you're looking for a new light cozy series to read).
The language is overall clean, a few 'damns' and some chaste kisses, nothing to make one's grandmother blush. There is no graphic violence (even the murders are bloodless).
Fun books, fun setting, well written and enjoyable.
Four stars
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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- 22 April, 2019: Reviewed