Arsenic and Adobo

By: Mia P. Manansala

Narrated by: Danice Cabanela

A RUSA Award-winning novel!

The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that might just be killer....

When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case.

With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. Armed with the nosy auntie network, her barista best bud, and her trusted Dachshund, Longanisa, Lila takes on this tasty, twisted case and soon finds her own neck on the chopping block…

I heard the voices of my family

This was a great listen! I enjoyed each minute and the story had a surprising twist I didn’t expect until closer to the end! The narrator was amazing at imitating the Titas and the accents were on point. To the person who reviewed this audible complaining about how over the top the accents were and compared them to Jokoy skits needs to relax. My family literally sounds like this. What was the narrator supposed to do? Sound monotonous? The accents added to the emotion most of us second generation Fil-Ams are familiar with which drew me in more to the story. Had I read this book myself, I probably would have done the accents in my head myself. Great read! Can’t wait for Homicide and Halo Halo!!!

Good light mystery

This was a good light mystery. Fun charactors. Good narration. Good twists. Will stick with series.

great representation

narrator is fantastic. really does the story justice. Great start to a series. great representation of the Filipino community too.

Entertaining

There was a lot going on and I found myself on the edge of my seat whilst I was listening. Looking forward to reading and listening to more books in the series. 

So cozy and fun 😊

We loved listening to this cozy mystery! We especially appreciated the various references to Filipino culture and the diverse cast of characters represented in this book. I’ve always loved mystery novels—they’re what first made me fall in love with reading— and this book helped reignite that love.