Books like Aunty Lee's delights by Ovidia Yu

A Little Life follows four college friends in New York as they confront trauma, love and the enduring scars of their pasts, weaving themes of friendship, family, and identity into a profound coming‑of‑age story.

A former Japanese POW survivor in post-war Malaya journeys to the secluded Garden of Evening Mists to learn from a reclusive gardener, uncovering secrets of war and forgiveness amid the country's turbulent fight for independence.

After Sir Edward Grey is murdered, his widow Julia partners with private investigator Nicholas Brisbane to uncover the brutal truth behind his death, confronting London’s hidden dangers and her own painful revelations.

Framboise Simon returns to a Loire‑bank village where her past as the daughter of a wartime figure remains concealed. A scrapbook of recipes and memories she inherited from her mother holds the key to a tragedy that scarred her childhood.

Under the fading light of the Chinese emperors and the waning British Empire, a young man’s desperate quest amid World War II reveals loyalty, betrayal, and the fragile ties of a racially mixed Malaysian society.

Alice Glendenning, a widow, is hit by a car while trying to find her children, who have been reported missing.

Li Lan, a young woman in 1893 Malaysia, is offered a ghost marriage by the powerful Lim family to appease a restless spirit; she must navigate the Chinese afterlife and uncover family secrets before she is trapped forever.

A relentless ex-convict hunter pursues vengeance in a tense, crime‑packed thriller set from Arizona to Seattle, blending psychopathology, murder investigation, and the haunting presence of Native American communities.

"Rosie "Aunty" Lee, the feisty widow, amateur sleuth, and proprietor of Singapore's best-loved home cooking restaurant, is back in another delectable, witty mystery involving scandal and murder among the city's elite. Few know more about what goes on in Singapore than Aunty Lee. When a scandal over illegal organ donation involving prominent citizens makes news, she already has a list of suspects. There's no time to snoop, though--Aunty Lee's Delights is catering a brunch for local socialites Henry and Mabel Sung at their opulent house. Rumor has it that the Sung's fortune is in trouble, and Aunty Lee wonders if the gossip is true. But soon after arriving at the Sung's house, her curiosity turns to suspicion. Why is a storage house she discovers locked? What is the couple arguing about behind closed doors? Where is the guest of honor who never showed up? Then, Mabel Sung and her son Leonard are found dead. The authorities blame it on Aunty Lee's special stewed chicken with buah keluak, a local black nut that can be poisonous if cooked improperly. Aunty Lee has never carelessly prepared a dish. She's certain the deaths are murder--and that they're somehow linked to the organ donor scandal. To save her business and her reputation, she's got to prove it--and unmask a dangerous killer whose next victim may just be Aunty Lee."-- From back cover.