Guilt and Ginataan, Mia P. Manansala
Guilt and Ginataan, Mia P. Manansala
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Guilt and Ginataan

Author: Mia P. Manansala

Narrator: Danice Cabanela

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/12/2024

Synopsis

Autumn is in full swing for the town of Shady Palms—the perfect time for warm drinks, cozy cardigans, and…dead bodies?

The annual Shady Palms Corn Festival is one of the town’s biggest moneymakers, drawing crowds from all over the Midwest looking to partake in delicious treats, local crafts, and of course, the second largest corn maze in Illinois. Lila Macapagal and her Brew-ha Cafe crew, Adeena Awan and Elena Torres, are all too happy to participate in the event and even make a little wager on who can make it through the corn maze the fastest—but their fun is suddenly cut short when a dead body is found in the middle of the maze…and an unconscious Adeena lies next to it, clutching a bloody knife.

The body is discovered to be a local politician’s wife, and all signs—murder weapon included—point to Adeena as the culprit. But Lila knows her best friend couldn’t have done this, so she and her crew put on their sleuthing caps yet again to find the killer who framed Adeena and show them what happens when they mess with a Brew-ha…

About The Author

Mia P. Manansala (she/her) is an award-winning writer and book coach from Chicago who loves books, baking, and badass women. She uses humor (and murder) to explore aspects of the Filipino diaspora, queerness, and her millennial love for pop culture. A lover of all things geeky, Mia spends her days procrastibaking, playing JRPGs and dating sims, reading cozy mysteries and diverse romance, and cuddling her dogs, Gumiho and Max Power.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mai on March 29, 2025

I think my time with Lila has come to an end. While I enjoyed revisiting this cast of characters, she and her friends no longer bring me any joy, as none of them seem to have learned anything on their many adventures. The dog propaganda is also at an all-time high. There was an obvious choice for the......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on May 25, 2024

Welcome back to Shady Palms for another cozy mystery filled with mouth-watering Filipino recipes, entertaining dialogues, and the sweet romance between Lila Macapagal and Jae! This addictive combination keeps me coming back for more. As long as Mia P. Manansala writes new books in this series, I’ll......more

Goodreads review by James on June 08, 2024

Guilt and Ginataan is the latest installment in Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries, where an dessert-making business owner is an amateur sleuth. Thanks to all her aunties, friends, and copy buddies, she's often in the middle of a murder mystery. In this case, her bestie, Adeena, is found standing with a......more

Goodreads review by Olivia on November 23, 2024

While I love this series, my problem with this book was that it attempted to include every single character from the past books, which made it really littered with a lot of side characters that I honestly didn’t remember enough to care about. It’s okay to let each book focus on its own bubble of cha......more

Goodreads review by Jan on March 04, 2025

im just glad longanisa is okay......more

Quotes

"A good bet for fireside reading on a fall night.”—Publishers Weekly

“The plot has satisfying twists to go along with the mouth-watering food.”—Booklist

“This exhilarating, cozy mystery beautifully weaves themes of friendship, loyalty and the indomitable spirit of small-town life amid the thrill of a chilling whodunit.”—Seattle Times

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