17 best-selling contemporary books like Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) by Vivien Chien

Cover of Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) by Vivien Chien

Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

By: Vivien Chien

3.67

Format: 328 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . . The last place Lan…

"Things to know about me: I'm half English, half Taiwanese, and no, I don't know karate. I'm definitely not good at math and I don't know how to spell your name in Chinese."

-Vivien Chien, Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

If you liked the contemporary plot in Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) by Vivien Chien , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1) by Ellie Alexander

1. Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1)

By: Ellie Alexander

3.91

Format: 307 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Welcome to Torte-a friendly, small-town family bake shop where the treats are so good that, sometim… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Alexander's Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
"My mom used to say, before, I met your father, that it's not about meeting the right guy - there are hundreds, thousands, of right guys in the world- it's figuring out the right one for you."

-Ellie Alexander, Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1)

2. A Crime of Passion Fruit (Bakeshop Mystery #6)

By: Ellie Alexander

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Torte--everybody's favorite small-town family bakeshop--is headed for the high seas, where murder i… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Alexander's A Crime of Passion Fruit (Bakeshop Mystery #6) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

Cover of Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1) by Bree Baker

3. Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1)

By: Bree Baker

3.93

Format: 346 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The first book in a delightful new beachside cozy mystery series! Trouble is brewing in Everly's… read more

Similar categories in Bree Baker's Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1) by Valerie Burns

4. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1)

By: Valerie Burns

3.68

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the accl… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Burns's Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2) by Mia P. Manansala

5. Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)

By: Mia P. Manansala

3.67

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Things are heating up for Lila Macapagal. Not in her love life, which she insists on keeping nonexi… read more

Similar categories in Mia P. Manansala's Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"People said that dogs tended to resemble their owners, and considering that my little wiener dog was a super cute brown girl with stubby legs, great fashion sense, and a tendency toward plumpness, I …"

-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)

"I decided to let Longganisa ride with us, both to cheer us up and to make up for having her shut in my room all night. We completed the short drive in silence, Joy stroking Longganisa's short fur and…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)

"I set out a loaf of zucchini-pandan bread, the green coloring from the extract adding an interesting tinge to the crumb. The grassy, floral taste complemented the neutral flavor of the zucchini well,…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)

"So you're the former beauty queen Rob mentioned. Not quite what I was expecting, honey." The spell she'd cast over me lifted a bit at that remark---I didn't need her reminding me I wasn't beauty quee…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Homicide and Halo-Halo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #2)

Cover of Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1) by Mia P. Manansala

6. Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)

By: Mia P. Manansala

3.54

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes—one that mig… read more

Similar categories in Mia P. Manansala's Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"So that's why you're here. You're trying to help out Tita Rosie." I looked her in the eye. "Just because I left doesn't mean I was never there for my family. We all help in whatever way we can. Not a…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)

"I handed her one of the little chiffon cakes, the top slathered in butter and sugar, and helped myself to one of the cheese-topped mamón. I tore it in half and a faint curl of steam rose up, as well …"

-Mia P. Manansala, Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)

"I piled the cookies, their lovely violet color peeping through a light coating of powdered sugar, on a plate. I studied the offering, then added a small bowl of vanilla ice cream as well as a serving…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)

"I hustled back to the kitchen to prepare some salabat. The hot ginger tea would cure anything that ailed you, and I'd made a few modifications to boost the flavor and health profile. I set the electr…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1)

Cover of Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) by Vivien Chien

7. Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

By: Vivien Chien

3.67

Format: 328 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Welcome to the Ho-Lee Noodle House, where the Chinese food is to die for. . . The last place Lan… read more

Similar categories in Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
"Things to know about me: I'm half English, half Taiwanese, and no, I don't know karate. I'm definitely not good at math and I don't know how to spell your name in Chinese."

-Vivien Chien, Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

Cover of A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1) by Abby Collette

8. A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1)

By: Abby Collette

3.23

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

This book kicks off a charming cozy mystery series set in an ice cream shop--with a fabulous cast o… read more

Similar categories in Abby Collette's A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4) by Mia P. Manansala

9. Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)

By: Mia P. Manansala

3.70

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When murder mars the grand opening for Lila Macapagal’s aunties’ new laundromat, she will have to a… read more

Similar categories in Mia P. Manansala's Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
"This town could use a force for good." Jae smiled down at me. "At least it has us."

-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)

"I took a huge bite of a silvana, savoring the contrasting crunchy, chewy, and creamy textures, letting the sweet richness of the buttercream melt in my mouth to give me courage."

-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)

"Nabila hesitated, but then Longganisa sat on Nabila's foot and looked up at her as if to say, You sure you don't want to be our friend? Even if you weren't a dog person (do those exist?), there was n…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)

"An old client brought me a bottle of Vinho Verde, so I thought I'd try making a green sangria. Perfect for spring, isn't it?" The pitcher was full of honeydew, green apple, green grapes, lime, basil,…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)

Cover of Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery, #2) by Valerie Burns

10. Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery, #2)

By: Valerie Burns

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

With small town New Bison’s Spring Baking Festival just around the corner, the pressure is on Maddy… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Burns's Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery, #2) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Against the Currant (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries, #1) by Olivia Matthews

11. Against the Currant (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries, #1)

By: Olivia Matthews

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Olivia Matthews's Against the Currant , the first Spice Isle Bakery Mystery, investigating a mur… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Matthews's Against the Currant (Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese Mysteries, #1) by Linda  Reilly

12. Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese Mysteries, #1)

By: Linda Reilly

3.96

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The first in a delicious new culinary cozy series featuring a grilled cheese eatery owner who must … read more

Similar categories in Linda Reilly's Up to No Gouda (Grilled Cheese Mysteries, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1) by Jennifer J. Chow

13. Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)

By: Jennifer J. Chow

3.46

Format: 291 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this firs… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer J. Chow's Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It is a truth universally acknowledged,that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book."

-Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single woman in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a book."

-Jennifer J. Chow, Death by Bubble Tea (LA Night Market Mysteries #1)

Cover of Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3) by Mia P. Manansala

14. Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)

By: Mia P. Manansala

3.73

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

When her long lost cousin comes back to town just in time for the holidays, Lila Macapagal knows th… read more

Similar categories in Mia P. Manansala's Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If you've turned up after all these years just to break Tita Rosie's heart again, I'll kill you. I'm serious. And Ate Bernie will help me hide the body," I said, bringing up his ex-girlfriend and my …"

-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)

"My aunt said a quick grace, then everyone helped themselves to the myriad dishes on the table: chicken afritada, bangus a la pobre, adobong pusit, beef nilaga, lumpiang togue, kang-kong in oyster sau…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)

"I slid the cookie platter in front of them, which contained the four holiday cookies I'd come up with as well as peach-mango crumble cookies, my special of the day. The buttery, sweet base was topped…"

-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)

"I pulled one of my individual buko pandan trifles out of the refrigerated tote bag I was carrying. Considering how little time I had to come up with the recipe, I was proud of how they'd turned out: …"

-Mia P. Manansala, Blackmail and Bibingka (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #3)

Cover of Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #1) by Raquel V. Reyes

15. Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #1)

By: Raquel V. Reyes

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Cuban-American cooking show star Miriam Quinones-Smith becomes a seasoned sleuth in Raquel Reyes's … read more

Similar categories in Raquel V. Reyes's Mango, Mambo, and Murder (A Caribbean Kitchen Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Six Sweets Under (True Confections Mystery, #1) by Sarah    Fox

16. Six Sweets Under (True Confections Mystery, #1)

By: Sarah Fox

3.82

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Former actress Becca Ransom lived her dream in Hollywood for seven years before returning to her ho… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Fox's Six Sweets Under (True Confections Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rocky Road to Ruin (Ice Cream Shop Mystery, #1) by Meri Allen

17. The Rocky Road to Ruin (Ice Cream Shop Mystery, #1)

By: Meri Allen

3.94

Format: 341 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Justice will be swirled by amateur sleuth Riley Rhodes in the first in Meri Allen's brand-new myste… read more

Similar categories in Meri Allen's The Rocky Road to Ruin (Ice Cream Shop Mystery, #1) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Gone for Gouda (Cheese Shop Mystery, #2) by Korina Moss

18. Gone for Gouda (Cheese Shop Mystery, #2)

By: Korina Moss

3.91

Format: 309 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Things are going from gouda to bad to ugly for cheesemonger Willa Bauer in Gone for Gouda.Yarrow Gl… read more

Similar categories in Korina Moss's Gone for Gouda (Cheese Shop Mystery, #2) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • adult
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Curds of Prey (Cheese Shop Mystery, #3) by Korina Moss

19. Curds of Prey (Cheese Shop Mystery, #3)

By: Korina Moss

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Korina Moss's Curds of Prey, murder again comes to Yarrow Glen, and cheesemonger Willa Bauer mus… read more

Similar categories in Korina Moss's Curds of Prey (Cheese Shop Mystery, #3) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Hot Pot Murder (LA Night Market, #2) by Jennifer J. Chow

20. Hot Pot Murder (LA Night Market, #2)

By: Jennifer J. Chow

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Trouble is brewing for cousins Yale and Celine Yee after a hot pot dinner gets overheated and ends … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer J. Chow's Hot Pot Murder (LA Night Market, #2) book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Very Woodsy Murder by Ellen Byron

21. A Very Woodsy Murder

By: Ellen Byron

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

New motel owner Dee Stern has checked out of the familiar comforts in the San Fernando Valley and c… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Byron's A Very Woodsy Murder book and Vivien Chien's Death by Dumpling (Noodle Shop Mystery, #1)

  • mystery thriller
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook

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