This series came up in WSIRN, because it’s set in Singapore.

It was an unusual mystery - the clues and solutions are figured out mostly by talking to people. Aunty Lee talks to everyone - to Vallerie, to Josephine, to the police (Salim and Raja), to Nina. She didn’t give away much about what she was thinking, but it was pretty clear what she had in mind. I caught on when Aunty Lee and Nina called the Woons in LA - the attorneys that were helping Allison with her will, and were so attached to Vallerie (how could that be, given how crazy Vallerie was in Singapore?!)

And it was a twisty plot - Allison/Vallerie, Dr Kang and Brian are murdered, there is the fire at the vets office, Vallerie’s unwillingness to help the investigation. It was a fun read, and I liked Aunty Lee. ( )

I love Cozy Mysteries, especially ones that are set in specific locales. I tend to read any I can find that are set in San Francisco, New Orleans, France, Scotland, Ireland or England. Never having been to Singapore, I can only assume that Chilled Revenge has an accurate description of that city-state. What I know is that it gives an accurate enough description of the food scene there that I want to try all the dishes described. Oh, and the mystery is good too. I loved this book so much I read it twice, and thought I'd already written a review of it. My bad. If you like cozy mysteries set in exotic locales, you'll love this book.

The third book in Aunty Lee's culinary and sleuthing adventures is another delight. ( )

Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge is the third book in the Singaporean mystery series. Keep in mind, while reading this review, that I haven't read the first two in the series. I'm also not generally a big reader of cozy mysteries, so this was a bit outside the box for me. That being said, I actually enjoyed this very much! Rest assured that this is an excellent standalone novel.

Aunty Lee is one of those characters who is instantly likable. She's that incorrigible family member that everyone loves, but also has a tendency to be a bit nosy. Which, of course, makes her the perfect character for a story like this. I loved Aunty Lee, and her amateur sleuthing. She was definitely my favorite part of this story. Even though this was the third book in the series, I didn't feel like I missed out on one bit of her personality, which was great.

I can't say the same for the other main characters though. This isn't the book's fault, obviously. Coming in after the initial book is always a gamble. However, that was one of the things that made me a bit wobbly with my foothold in this story. Aunty Lee is an extremely clever, and well drawn out character. So it was just a tiny bit frustrating not to feel that same way about all the characters she interacted with, especially since they were so close to her. The good news is that it makes me want to read the first two!

As for the story itself, it was a perfectly paced mystery. It kept my attention extremely well, throwing out little bread crumbs here and there to keep me following the same path as Aunty Lee. I got a good feel for the way she does things which, well, let's just say that it isn't always exactly orthodox. It was interesting to watch her interact with people, and see the little pieces of her culture thrown in with the standard sleuthing practices.

Overall, this was a pretty solid read! I can attest that this is fine as a standalone, although you'll probably end up like I did and want to go back and catch up on the first two. I enjoyed Ovidia Yu's writing, and I would absolutely come back for more. ( )

Just as good as the first two in the series!

Yu's characters remain vividly drawn, even fairly minor ones- to the point where I hope to see them in future episodes. The plot was very complex and intricate.

The sense of place, though, is probably the strongest component. Yu brings Singapore alive in my imagination, even though I've never been there or anyplace similar. While the descriptions of foods are enticing and make me see why Singapore is reputedly one of the world's top food destinations, her descriptions of the city itself, and life therein, are also wonderful.

My only quibble: there are a LOT of people to keep track of, and a list of who they are and how they're related at the beginning or end would be handy!

Very recommended! You could probably start here, but keeping everyone straight would be harder than if you start with #1. ( )

This is an amateur detective murder mystery story set in present day Singapore. A British woman who was shamed into leaving Singapore because she euthanized a puppy returns several years later to confront her tormentors. She is found dead in her hotel room after she misses a scheduled meeting with them. Aunty Lee takes on the role of detective in the search for the killer.

It's well plotted with several characters who may have motives to kill the woman, including her sister who seems to be suffering a "nervous breakdown". Relationships among some characters evolved in previous books and they may be difficult to figure out if you have not read these books.

The book is reminiscent of the Alexander McCall Smith style --- more like the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency ones than the Isabel Dalhousie ones. This story is told at a brisker pace than McCall Smith, but does come with recipes for those so inclined.

This is a good read and the Aunty Lee series is one to follow. ( )

Aunty Lee is somewhat laid up with a twisted ankle, but that doesn’t stop her from nosing around after the death of a much-hated British expat, known in Singapore as the “puppy killer.” Something is definitely amiss, and another death spurs Aunty Lee to ferret out the truth. Though filled with the flavor of Singapore, this book at times drags and seems to lack focus. The solution to some of the mystery is pretty obvious early in the tale. Still, if you like mysteries set in foreign places, this series may appeal to you. ( )

I found the writing style in the prologue a bit coy and amateurish. I was still feeling that way in the first chapter when suddenly I was seduced by the setting, the character's,and the charming Aunty Lee. Ovidia Yu has my full endorsement. So much so, that I'm going on Amazon to buy the earlier books in the series. The plots twists and turns were swift. Aunty Lee's insight into people as well as her love of cooking, family and Singapore makes for a wonderful few hours spent in her company. I look forward to Ms. Yu's next novel in the series. I received a free copy of this book for an honest review. ( )

This is the first of the series I have read. The foreign locale is intriguing, as is Aunty Lee. I enjoy mysteries set in exotic locales, as well as culinary mysteries. This one had interesting characters, and several possible outcomes. Now I want to go back and read the others in the series too. The author tells a good story. ( )

I was given this book for an honest review. I struggled some with the stilted conversations, but found the intrigue of the mystery fun and enjoyable. I was a little disconcerted by the differentiation of the two sisters by the skinny pretty sister and the fat sister. In today's world of labels and discriminations, I would think that an author could find better ways of defining the characters. I didn't allow that flaw to detract from the story, but probably would have rated it higher had the author used better choices for wording. ( )

This book is an interesting mystery. It wasn't obvious who the killer was and that kept my attention to keep trying to figure it out! I also enjoyed learning about Singapore and its food and culture. The characters are well-rounded and distinctive and I would read more books in this series. Aunty Lee is a personable and compelling protagonist!

Sidelined with a sprained ankle, Aunty Lee must rely on others to help her run her famous café, Aunty Lee's Delights. Nina, her servant, and Cherril, her business partner, prove to be more than capable. However, when Cherril becomes distracted by the death of a former acquaintance, Aunty Lee steps in to help solve the murder.

It seems that three years prior, Cherril was working for an animal rescue group. She got caught up in a scandal when an expat, Allison Fitzgerald, had the puppy she adopted put down. All of Singapore was in an uproar.

Now Allison has returned and is dead. The unpopular and unpleasant woman had several enemies, but which one actually hated her enough to kill her? Aunty Lee must race against time and solve the mystery before others end up dead as well.

The Bottom Line: Fans of food-themed cozy mysteries will delight in this light series. This weekend read is a little bit predictable, but includes many enjoyable characters. Also, this is the third installment of the series, but you do not have to read them in order. NOTE: Due to references of animal cruelty, sensitive readers may want to skip this one. ( )

I received this as part of the Library Thing Early Reviewers' Program. This is the second of the Auntie Lee books that I have read. I think they are delightful. Really quirky and funny.
Auntie Lee is a famous restaurant owner in Singapore with many famous dishes accredited to her. She relates everything and everybody to food. She likes getting into everybody's business and when there is a crime she always gets involved.
The food descriptions are amazing, even if I did have to Google to see what some of the dishes were.
Just a fun book to read! ( )

I received this as an ER. I became interested in it when I saw that it took place in Singapore and that the writer is from there. I tutored an adult literacy student from Singapore for 6 years and thought I would like the setting. Aunty Lee is the owner of a popular Singapore restaurant and an amateur sleuth. Nursing an injured ankle, she takes a break from her usual breakneck job. When two murders take place, the victims known to each other due to a previous scandal within the animal rescue community, Aunty Lee decides she must investigate them.

An average cozy but good for light reading. This is the 3rd book in the Aunty Lee series. ( )

I got this book from the early reviewers on librarything. I was glad to find out this was from an author from Singapore. I love to discover new authors from other countries.
Aunty Lee restaurant owner, part time detective, part time philosopher. Aunty Lee needs to solve the murder of her house guests sister.
I enjoyed this story and have ordered the first two in the series. I hope to hear more from this author. Pick up your copy today and enjoy. ( )

This is my first Aunty Lee book...although it is the third book in the series. I found the pace of the book to be too slow. In fact, I started it at one point and then laid it aside for over a month before I forced myself to finish it. Aunty Lee is actually quite a character but the flow of the story was bogged down with too much fluff (unnecessary information used to fill space) and since there were many Singaporean words used, I too often had to slow down over the unfamiliar words. Several Singaporean words did have the English equivalent following it....but not all of them. The story itself was okay but somewhat predictable. Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge will probably be the only book I read in this series. ( )

A great mystery from a new author at least new to me. I loved the way the story flowed and the characters were weaved into a memorable mystery. I found myself not only interested but also laughing alot as I read deeper. A must have for the true mystery lover. ( )

Cozy mysteries are one of my favorite genres. I also like it when such mysteries allow me glimpses of other countries and/cultures, so winning Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge through the LibraryThing Early Reviewer program was nice. It was my introduction to the Aunty Lee Singaporean series.

Aunty Lee is Rosie Lee, a widow with a stepson, his annoying wife, and a famous restaurant, Aunty Lee's Delights. Just now she's recovering from a twisted ankle, which not only means she can't be moving around as she's used to doing, but Selina (whom Rosie thinks of as 'Silly-Nah') is doing her best to be helpful. Naturally this is driving her stepmother-in-law crazy. To add to Aunty Lee's woes, her young partner, Cherril, has plans to expand the business. Poor Cherril is eager to prove her worth to Aunty Lee. Too bad she doesn't realize that her plans are directly opposite of Aunty Lee's values and desires. Those two really need to have a frank talk about this.

The prologue starts with an emergency at a veterinary clinic. What has that to do with Aunty Lee? At this point, nothing, but it will.

IN the business, [Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge] would be a "cozy", a mystery where you already know that everything is going to be all right and no harm will come to the protagonist. The third book in the Aunty Lee series, Chilled Revenge takes us on a pleasant tour of Singapore and its unique society, while solving the mystery of a slain English traveler.

Like many mystery series, Chilled Revenge shows the effect of the use of continuing characters. As the series proceeds, readers' favorite characters must each have his or her moment, a practice that tends to bog down the story. And the reader is left to wonder exactly how many murders will the amateur detective solve in a lifetime, much less the compressed time frame of a series of books.

Nonetheless, I enjoyed the novel and feel that Ms. Yu, the author, played fair with the mystery. I was able to concoct a theory of the crime halfway through the book, but I got the answer only partly right. When the answer was revealed, I could see the breadcrumbs Ms. Yu had strewn about to lead to the correct solution.

If you're looking for a non-threatening mystery set in beautiful, status-conscious Singapore, I recommend this book. ( )

Rose “Aunty Lee” is the owner of Aunty Lee’s Delights a famous Café in Singapore. She loves cooking, and feeding people and over the years she has become well known for her wholesome delicious food, and also for a talent for solving murders. In Chilled Revenge, murder is on the menu when an ex-pat named Allison Fitzgerald is found dead in her hotel room. Allison had recently returned to Singapore because the last time she was there she was vilified (rightfully so) for putting a rescue puppy to sleep without returning it to the rescuers. The list of suspects is long, and Aunty Lee wants to solve this murder because the people she cares about were entangled in the puppy case.

This was my first introduction to Ovidia Yu’s Singaporean Mystery series and I enjoyed the taste. It’s an entertaining story that has more than one mystery to visit while you find out what really happened in that hotel. Good read for mystery lovers and foodies alike. 4 stars. ( )

Set in Singapore, this cozy centers on the death of a tourist, the sister of the notorious "Puppy Killer", a British ex-pat who'd had a puppy euthanized, and caused a scandal years before. Aunty Lee, and her cast of characters, come into play because the Puppy Killer has returned (with her now murdered-sister) to sue the people who originally brought charges, and made an internet sensation, of the case. And of course, they know Aunty Lee.

This was my first foray into Aunty Lee's world. I found the dishes and descriptions of her cafe items interesting, though had to look up each and every one to make sure I had it right, as there was no glossary to help me distinguish Katong Laksa from Cheng tng, (I read an ARC, and a glossary may be included in the final.) There were a lot of folks involved on Aunty's side of things, which took some sorting out, and not that much description of the city beyond food culture. But still, I found it interesting. These internationally set cozies are good for giving snippets of culture usually not represented in mysteries, and a series allows the reader to learn at a leisurely pace.

As to the mystery itself, it soon became obvious where the story was leading in terms of one main element. The hints in the backstory just had me rather impatient for the reveal to know I was right. There also were enough annoying characters still left that I was wishing one or two of them might be picked off instead.

I f another Aunty Lee falls into my hands, I may give it a go, but may not seek her out otherwise. Thanks to LibraryThing Early Reviewers for sending the book my way. Sorry I didn't like it more.

tags: 2016-read, advanced-reader-copy, cozy-type-mystery, early-review-librarything, made-me-look-something-up, ok-but-not-great, read, taught-me-something ( )

Aunty Lee's Chilled Revenge is a wonderful mystery set in Singapore starring the charming Aunty Lee who has a cafe and a nose for everyone's business. As an American, I loved that this book took me to a foreign land and gave me such a smart sweet heroine. The food of Singapore that the cafe provides is just as much a part of the story as the mystery which does involve murder. I was thinking as I read that Aunty Lee is like a Miss Marple for Singapore. In any case, I am quite happy with this book and will be off trying to find the rest of the series!

Received through LibraryThing Early Reviewers Giveaway April 2016. This book started out ok but I did not finish it. The protagonist was just too rude while the main character was too patient. Way to much drama to enjoy. It drew me away from the mystery/suspense of the murder. ( )

They say good things come to those who wait and boy it that true with this book. I won Ovidia Yu's book Aunty Lee's Chilled revenge from the February Library Thing Giveaway. I didn't receive it until June.
Aunty Lee's Chilled revenge is about a British expat who killed a puppy she adopted that sparked a firestorm of a scandal. The expat, Allison Fitzgerald, left Singapore in disgrace but has returned three years later with an ax to grind( and a lawsuit).
Allison is found dead in her hotel room and foul play is suspected. When the veterinarian, who was also involved in the scandal is found dead suspicion falls on the animal activists. What started with an internet witch hunt has ended in murder.
This book is the third in the Aunty Lee series and you don't need to read the first two to enjoy this one. This is a great cozy type mystery with the beloved titled character of Aunty Lee, a feisty widow, amateur sleuth and proprietor of Singapore's best loved home-cooking restaurant. I can't wait to read Ovida Yu's other book in this series. ( )

A pleasant low key mystery. A mixture of "who dun-it" with the food and culture of Singapore. Although I determined the identity of the victim rather early on, I still enjoyed the rest of the book. It was a unique combination of topics I like : mystery , food and animals. ( )