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Vivien Chen writes Cozy mysteries dealing with her lead characters life in Ohio which mainly take place in an Asian enclave of shops and restaurants. Most owners, like her parents, are small business men and women. Here the main focus is on the characters parents restaurant and the community involved with it. She keeps getting pulled into the restaurant despite her wishes to do other things. The stories include her

Great book, kept my interest from page one til the end. Gardiner knows how to weave a mystery with interesting charcters. Often she writes of vulnerable women who have to overcome some flaw to reach their goal, I.e. solve a mystery, find a solution, etc. I have read several of her " thriller/ mysteries and find them well done.