• Homicide and Halo-Halo by Mia P. Manansala, Read by Danice Cabanela

    Return to Shady Palms with Lila Macapagal

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    Narrator Danice Cabanela’s energetic voice welcomes listeners back to Shady Palms in Homicide and Halo-Halo, the second delicious installment of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen cozy mystery series. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss the lively narration Danice brings to Mia P. Manansala’s fun mystery. Lila’s got a lot on her plate—opening a new cafe, judging her town’s teen beauty pageant, two handsome men interested in her—she really doesn’t need anything more to deal with. But! There’s a suspicious death, and her family member is implicated, so she and her Aunties are on the case. Cabanela’s dynamic narration captures the fun of the story.

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    Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile Editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. All in 6 minutes or less. It’s short, sweet, and just what your ears need.





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