Arsenic and Adobo

... a charming read, despite certain issues with the character development. The mystery isn???t all that complicated, but it does manage to keep the reader in suspense until the latter fourth, which is a lot more than some more ???serious??? mystery novels can manage to do. But what really distinguishes this novel is how it portrays the Filipino diaspora.The food might be front-and-center in this novel, but I think it???s  less important than how the novel tackles concepts like utang na loob, and how minorities must deal with crimes committed against them and their communities by white people. I???m quite pleased that I chose this as my first true introduction to cozy mysteries, and I am looking forward to reading more in the series.

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