![]() During the party, the father of the birthday boy is found facedown in the water and, despite the best efforts of his older son, is pronounced dead. ![]() New's Tea & Sympathy Mysteries as Lilly Tweed and her business partner Abigail Douglas are preparing to cater a teenager's birthday party at the local rowing club. I live in hope that this series will go on and on as I look forward to each one so very much – I’ve always had a fondness for a female amateur sleuth and this author pays attention to all the little details! Easily worth all five glowing stars and my recommendation. Having loved the author’s previous series, The Yellow Cottage Vintage Mysteries, I find these novels quite different but just as enthralling. I feel as if I have got to know everyone quite well by now and enjoy finding out all about their personal lives, intertwined with the latest drama. It is no secret that I love a lighter mystery after reading gritty thrillers, there is something about settling back and enjoying a cosy setting, a cast of well-drawn characters, a theme to follow – in this case all the wonderful blends of teas and their properties – and, of course, a enigma to solve! I have adored this series from the very beginning and am always intrigued by all the information given on different teas. Not exactly a person expected to drown! It doesn’t take long for Lilly to be, once again, involved in trying to find out what’s going on but things are going to get worse first. As if that wasn’t enough to shock the many attendees, the deceased was not only a member of the rowing club but a former Olympic swimmer. Determined to show what they can achieve, they have created a menu to delight both young and old but, just as they are beginning to celebrate their success, a body is washed up on the shore of the lake. In this seventh book of such a fabulous series, Lilly and her partner Abigail are tackling their first joint event together – a sixteenth birthday party at the local rowing club. Such a wonderful mystery series, full of all the little details which delight and entertain! ![]() She now writes full time and shares her life with her partner of twenty-four years and a menagerie of rescue animals. She studied art and design and after qualifying began work as an interior designer, moving onto fine art restoration and animal portraiture before deciding to pursue her lifelong ambition to write. Jacquie was born in West Yorkshire, England. Follow them as they dig up clues and sniff out red herrings in the six quintessential English villages and hamlets that make up Hampsworthy Downs. THE FINCH & FISCHER series featuring mobile librarian Penny Finch and her rescue dog Fischer. Along with a regular cast of characters, including Earl Grey the shop cat. THE TEA & SYMPATHY series featuring Lilly Tweed, former newspaper Agony Aunt, now purveyor of fine teas at The Tea Emporium in the small English market town of Plumpton Mallet. Known for their clever humor as well as the interesting slant on the traditional murder mystery. THE YELLOW COTTAGE VINTAGE MYSTERIES, traditional English whodunits with a twist, set in the 1930s. At regular intervals they involve steam trains and sometimes bicycles. They usually include spirits (all varieties) a little bit of magic, a spot of romance and copious amounts of tea. Featuring memorable protagonists, their unusual side-kicks and an eclectic ensemble of supporting cast members. Historical, contemporary, paranormal, cozy, humorous. Perfect for fans of Steve Higgs, Verity Bright and Krista Davis.Ĭlaim your FREE book at WRITER OF BRITISH MYSTERIES. Full of lively personalities, intelligent characters and excellent tea!īuy Tea & Sympathy today and see if you can work out whodunit! If you like twists and turns, red herrings galore and big crimes in small British towns, then you’ll love J. Storm in a Teacup is the seventh book in the exciting Tea & Sympathy series. One she had no idea existed.īut as the investigation picks up speed, they both realise there’s another life in danger and it becomes a race against time to stop a second death. Shock waves go through the crowd, for not only was the victim a prominent member of the club, but a former Olympic swimming champion.Īs a crucial witness, Detective Phillips asks Lilly to help and introduces her to the dark underbelly of Plumpton Mallet. Accidental Sleuth.Ĭatering their first joint event, a sixteenth birthday party at the local rowing club, Lilly and Abigail let their creative juices flow, determined to make it the talk of the town.īut the celebration soon becomes notorious for all the wrong reasons when a lifeless body is washed up on the shore of the lake.
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