The Musubi Murder

If you like your cozy mysteries with humor and a satisfying dose of sarcasm, Frankie Bow is your go-to author.~Laura's Interests Book BlogNewly single and far from home, Professor Molly Barda wants to stay out of trouble until she gets tenure at remote Mahina State University. But when local big-shot Jimmy Tanaka, "The Most Hated Man in Hawaii," pledges a huge donation to Molly's college and then disappears, Molly's bottom-line-obsessed dean tasks her with locating the missing mogul. As Molly explores ancient grudges and uncovers old scandals, she starts to fall for Tanaka's competitor, the too-good-to-be-true Donnie Gonsalves. Donnie seems to like her for all the wrong reasons--and has a few secrets of his own.The Musubi Murder is for mystery loversHawaii expatriatesdisillusioned academicsanyone who fancies Spam (the meat)What is a Musubi (pronounced moo-soo-BEE)?The Spam musubi, Hawaii's favorite snack and Merrie Musubis' signature dish, is a cube of sticky rice topped with a slice of fried Spam, and then wrapped in a strip of dried seaweed. From a distance, musubis look a lot like oversized pieces of sushi.Amazon categories: Cozy MysteryWomen SleuthsAmateur SleuthsIsland SettingsSatireIf you like Dorothy Parker, Sarah Caudwell, P.G. Wodehouse, and E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia stories, try the Molly Barda Mysteries.


Genre: Mystery