Egg Drop Dead
A Noodle Shop Mystery
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Narrated by:
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Cindy Kay
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By:
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Vivien Chien
About this listen
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
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- cory
- 02-22-25
brilliant!!
I love tour books Vivien 😍. I enjoy every minute of them. when Lana makes me laugh out loud and Kimi makes me fell oh so protective of her because she speaks her mind so freely haha. and Megan.. I wish I had a roommate like her. Trudeau sounds so fun and dreamy 😍. I want to be a character, maybe work in the Chinese herb shop, become friends with the Majong ladies. be Lana's friend and offer to walk Kiko when she can't. check out movies from Kimi's shop.. Learn to read tea leaves and perhaps be a part of solving one of the mysteries! Thank You Vivien for writing these stories, I hold them precious gems in my spirit. they help me get through some tough workdays... and moments of grief when I want to escape for a few hours at a time. They also accompany me on my housekeeping duties. I love hearing about all the characters, so very well plotted and developed.
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- Monique
- 04-04-25
Love !
The narrator threw me off at first but I like her now! Love this series !
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