The Menu of Happiness

The Menu of Happiness , translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the bestselling, delightful Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold , and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives and The Restaurant of Lost Recipes . Welcome to the Kamogawa Diner, where every meal is a mystery ready to be solved. This unique establishment is run by a father-daughter duo who offer more than just mouth-watering meals. They act as ''food detectives,'' delving into the past to produce nostalgia-infused dishes for their hungry clientele. Among the patrons is a once-renowned pianist, whose promising career was marred by a self-inflicted injury. She longs to taste the yakisoba shared with the only man she ever truly loved. The diner also welcomes a man haunted by shadows of regret. His mind races back to the gyoza served by the parents of a lover he once jilted, as he seeks understanding and perhaps forgiveness. The Kamogawa Diner doesn''t just serve food-it revives the essence of forgotten recipes and rejuvenates cherished memories. Each dish is a portal to the past, serving not just sustenance but solace and reconnection through the miracle of delicious food. ''Feelgood and foodie themes collide in this follow-up to The Kamogawa Food Detectives '' - The Times

Product details

• Authors: Hisashi Kashiwai
• Publisher: Mantle
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2025
• EAN: 9781035060719
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3506071-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Kyoto, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / City Life, Fiction in translation, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Culinary, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION / World Literature / Japan, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary