The Musubi Murder

 

I've finished "The Musubi Murder" the 1st book in her Molly Barda series by Frankie Bow.

Product Description

The Musubi Murder is Hawaii's first campus murder mystery

Newly single and far from home, Professor Molly Barda wants to focus on her job and stay out of trouble until she gets tenure at remote Mahina State University. But her life is upended when fast-food entrepreneur Jimmy Tanaka, founder of Merrie Musubis, pledges a huge donation to Molly's college, and then disappears. Molly's bottom-line - obsessed dean tasks her with locating the missing musubi mogul, a quest that lands her in a stew of old grudges, whispered scandals, and murder. Along the way, Molly 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 lovers
Hawaii expatriates
disillusioned academics
anyone 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.

About the Author

Like Molly Barda, Frankie Bow teaches at a public university. Unlike her protagonist, she is blessed with delightful students, sane colleagues, and a perfectly nice office chair. She believes if life isn't fair, at least it can be entertaining. In addition to writing murder mysteries, she publishes in scholarly journals under her real name. Her experience with academic publishing has taught her to take nothing personally.

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Product Details
Hardcover: 269 pages
Publisher: Five Star (July 22, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1432830740
ISBN-13: 978-1432830748

My Review:

3.5/5