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Thank you Netgalley for the advanced reader copy of Fatal Fried Rice by Vivien Chien in exchange for an honest review. Lana Lee, manager of Ho-Lee Noodle House, the family restaurant. Lana is taking a Chinese cooking class, as she can't really cook. After the first lesson, she goes back into the classroom. The teacher, Margo, is dead with a knife in her back. Lana decides to start sleuthing.
I hope you feel like a wild ride. The adventures Lana has in finding the killer are hilarious. It was a fun read and I am glad I have read some of the past books.

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I have a hunch that this is a well written book, but I couldn't get past the first couple of chapters. I had a hard time believing that a person who manages her family's asian restaurant has a secret; that she can't cook asian food and no one else in her family knows about it. Even if she isn't good at cooking, if they are having her manage her restaurant, I'd think they would know.

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Lana Lee returns for another delectable cozy set in a Chinese restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio in Vivien Chien's Fatal Fried Rice… Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. This was a good book to read.

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was unable to read this, didn't realize it was apart of a series. my bad.......................................................................................................

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Kindle Copy for Review from Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press.

I received an ARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Lana Lee has more than she bargains in this next installment in this next installment in the series. Who knew that fried rice could be fatal other than the dead victim? Once again our amateur sleuth will save the day and find the killer before they strike again.

A fun and enjoyable read in the noodle shop series. Chinatown will never be the same again.

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Lana Lee wants to surprise her family by being able to cook in her family’s restaurant, so she signs up for an Asian cooking class at a local school. Aside from the teacher, Lana is the only Asian person in the class, making her feel even more self conscious. Determined to succeed, Lana realizes she forgot the shopping list for the next class and heads back inside to get a copy before the instructor leaves. What Lana finds is her instructor laying over the cooking station with a knife in her back.

When the detective on the case comes to the Noodle Shop looking for Lana she certainly does surprise her family when they find out she was not only taking cooking lessons from someone outside the restaurant, but Lana is also a suspect. Rather than letting a bad detective frame her for a murder she didn’t commit, Lana, Megan and Kimmy are on the case and hoping Lana’s luck hasn’t run out yet.

This is a fabulously fun series and I always get a kick out of the titles. The author has a great sense of humor and writes a solid whodunit each and every time! While each book serves fine as a stand alone, you will definitely want to read the others as well. Enjoy the series and put in an order for take out so you can hunker

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Another excellent Noodle Shop Mystery. Great characterization with a detailed, fun plot. Lana Lee just cannot seem to keep out of trouble but she is great at solving crimes! I enjoy these so so much.

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