Lila Macapagal, a 25-year-old Filipino-American working at her aunt’s restaurant, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen, in Shady Palms, Illinois:
Arsenic and Adobo (2021) [review] 2021 Agatha Award for Best First Novel
2022 Anthony Award for Best First Novel
2022 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery
Finalist 2022 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Finalist 2022 Barry Award for Best Paperback Original