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.
""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