The Misfortune Cookie Dramatized Ada..., Laura Resnick
The Misfortune Cookie Dramatized Ada..., Laura Resnick
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Synopsis

Esther Diamond's year gets off to a rocky start when NYPD's Detective Connor Lopez, who slept with her and then didn't call, shuts down the Little Italy restaurant where Esther works between acting jobs and gets her arrested. Once she's out of handcuffs, Esther takes a small role in a grad student's film project in Chinatown—where her friend, semi-retired hit man Lucky Battistuzzi, is hiding out in a Chinese-Italian mortuary.

Esther and Lucky soon realize that something strange is going on in Chinatown, where mysterious gourmet fortune cookies are inflicting deadly mystical curses on the hapless victims who receive them as gifts—and before long, Esther learns that Detective Lopez is one of the recipients. As preparations heat up for the Chinese New Year, when the icy streets will be filled with costumed lion dancers, firecrackers, and dense crowds, Esther and Lucky summon the help of their friend Max, a semi-immortal mage, to help them save Chinatown and Lopez—though he doesn't deserve it—from the menace of a maniacal murderer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Arylin on December 07, 2013

As much as I love this series, I have to admit, it is getting a bit tiresome. This whole book seemed like just an excuse to create drama between Esther and Lopez while making the main plot look like a side note to the drama. All of this drama feels like it is a vehicle being used for nothing more th......more

Goodreads review by Wing Kee on September 12, 2018

A bucket full of Chinese stereotypes irked me. I’m Chinese so when I say that the stereotypes found here irked me I can tell you specically why. I’m sure the same could be said about the rest of the series but this one I can relate to the most. World: The continuation of the world of Esther is good,......more