Aunty Lees Delights: A Singaporean Mystery (The Aunty Lee Series, 1)

The culture and culinary delights of Singapore come alive in Yus novel. Rosie Aunty Lee, something of a busybody, has shrugged off widowhood to open her own restaurant. But when she gets drawn into a local murder investigation, it soon becomes clear she has a real talent for sleuthing... Guaranteed to make you hungry!Sarah Weinman, New York Times Book ReviewThis delectable and witty mystery introduces Rosie Aunty Lee, feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapores bestloved home cooking restaurant.After losing her husband, Rosie Lee could easily have become one of Singapores tai tai, an idle rich lady devoted to an aimless life of mahjongg and luxury shopping. Instead she threw herself into building a culinary empire from her restaurant, Aunty Lees 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 Singapores 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.The murder and disappearance throws together Aunty Lees henpecked stepson Mark, his socialclimbing wife Selina, a gay couple whose love is still illegal in Singapore, and an elderly Australian tourist couple whose visitbilled at first as a pleasure cruisemay mask a deeper purpose. Investigating the murder is rookie Police Commissioner Raja, who quickly discovers that the savvy and wellconnected Aunty Lee can track down clues even better than local law enforcement.Wise, witty and unusually charming, Aunty Lees Delights is a spicy mystery about love, friendship and home cooking 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 results.