This delectable and witty mystery introduces Rosie “Aunty” Lee, feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore’s best-loved home-cooking restaurant
After losing her husband, Rosie Lee could have become one of Singapore’s “tai tai,” an idle rich lady. Instead she is building a culinary empire from her restaurant, Aunty Lee’s Delights, where spicy Singaporean meals are graciously served … graciously served to locals and tourists alike. But when a body is found in one of Singapore’s tourist havens and one of her guests fails to show at a dinner party, Aunty Lee knows that the two events are likely connected.
The murder and disappearance throws together Aunty Lee’s henpecked stepson, Mark, his social-climbing wife, Selina, a gay couple whose love is still illegal in Singapore, and an elderly Australian tourist couple whose visit may mask a deeper purpose. Investigating the murder are Police Commissioner Raja and Senior Staff Sergeant Salim, who quickly discover that Aunty Lee’s sharp nose for intrigue can sniff out clues that elude law enforcers.
Wise, witty, and charming, Aunty Lee’s Delights is a spicy mystery about love, friendship, and food in Singapore, where money flows freely and people of many religions and ethnicities coexist peacefully, but where tensions lurk just below the surface, sometimes with deadly consequences.
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Another terrific series by Ovidia Yu. Aunty Lee, a widow who runs a cafe in Singapore, is a charming busybody who ferrets out people’s stories by giving them food and drink. A twisty mystery and a slice of life of modern Singapore, with much warmth and humor.
I recommend this book, ALL the Aunty Lee books, and EVERYTHING that Ovidia Lee, the award-winning writer has published…
Ovidia Yu is one of the great treasures of the English language hiding as a cozy mystery writer. As the author of the “Aunty Lee” mystery series, she has uncovered the real Singapore to the delight of those who have both lived …
This is a mystery book about two murdered on Singapore island. Two females have washed up on the shore and Aunty Lee knows them both. She tries to help the police solve the murders by talking to people who come to her restaurant and were the last people to see the women alive.
As Aunty Lee and the police talk to the people who knew the …
This was an interesting book in many ways.
This wasn’t even on my radar as I had bought this for my Mom [after she bought the second book at at book sale] and then my friend that I am doing the Read Around the World challenge with mentioned that the author is from Singapore and that the mystery itself was set in Singapore and voila! we decided to …
I suddenly realized when reading this book that I had never read a book set in Singapore before. I had a lot to learn! I enjoyed the book both from the mystery aspect as well as the characters who made the story come alive.
I got a real kick from this book. The characters were unusual and quirky. The plot was unpredictable and it kept me entertained. A great beach book.
Delightful complicaated mystery with interesting characters set in an exotic locale. worth the time.