Aunty Lee's Delights - by Ovidia Yu (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Occasional sleuth and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant, feisty widow Rosie "Aunty" Lee helps rookie Police Commissioner Raja investigate the murder of one of her wealthy patrons by using her connections and uncanny ability to track down clues.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>This delectable and witty mystery introduces Rosie "Aunty" Lee, feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant.</strong><br/></p> <p>After losing her husband, Rosie Lee could easily have become one of Singapore's "tai tai," an idle rich lady devoted to an aimless life of mah-jongg and luxury shopping. Instead she threw herself into building a culinary empire from her restaurant, Aunty Lee's Delights, where spicy Singaporean home cooking is graciously served by Rosie Lee herself to locals and tourists alike. But when a body is found in one of Singapore's beautiful tourist havens, and when one of her wealthy guests fails to show at a dinner party, Aunty Lee knows that the two are likely connected.</p><p>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--billed at first as a pleasure cruise--may mask a deeper purpose. Investigating the murder is rookie Police Commissioner Raja, who quickly discovers that the savvy and well-connected Aunty Lee can track down clues even better than local law enforcement.</p><p>Wise, witty and unusually charming, Aunty Lee's Delights is a spicy mystery about love, friendship and home cooking in Singapore, where money flows freely and people of many religions and ethnicities co-exist peacefully, but where tensions lurk just below the surface, sometimes with deadly results.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>This delectable and witty mystery introduces Rosie Aunty Lee, feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home-cooking restaurant</p><p>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 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>Wise, witty, and charming, <em>Aunty Lee's Delights</em> 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Engaging . . . Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series will find a lot to like."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"This delightfully anachronistic series debut from playwright and occasional novelist Yu (<i>Miss Moorthy Investigates</i>, 2012, etc.) boasts buoyant prose and a colorful cast, led by the lovably unstoppable sleuth herself."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"A delicious debut! <i>Aunty Lee's Delights</i> is no mere whodunnit -- it sparkles with insight into the traditions and moral complexities of modern Singapore. Rosie Lee is a terrifically original heroine."--Louise Penny, author of <i>The Beautiful Mystery</i><br>
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