Murder Spills the Tea (Tea by the Sea Mysteries)

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Cape Cod tearoom proprietor Lily Roberts “pours” over the clues in a piping hot new case when a confrontational celebrity chef is murdered during the filming of a popular baking show in the latest Tea by the Sea mystery from national bestselling author Vicki Delany . . .

The country’s hottest TV cooking show is coming to Cape Cod. And against her better judgment, Lily Roberts is entering America Bakes! with her charming tearoom, Tea by the Sea. Filming is already proving disruptive, closing the tearoom during Lily’s busiest season. But tensions really bubble over when infamous bad-boy chef and celebrity judge, Tommy Greene, loses his temper with Lily’s staff, resulting in an on-camera blowup with Cheryl Wainwright. Just as Lily thinks the competition can’t get more bitter, Tommy is found dead in Tea by the Sea’s kitchen . . . murdered with Lily’s rolling pin.

Suspicion immediately falls on Cheryl, but the temperamental star has racked up plenty of culinary clashes in the past, both on- and off-screen. And nearly anyone associated with Tommy or the show could be the killer: be it one of Lily’s fierce competitors, a member of the beleaguered film crew, or even one of Tommy’s fellow judges—struggling cookbook maven, Claudia D’Angelo or beauty contest winner, Scarlet McIntosh. Now, while she’s baking up a storm for the show, Lily must also whip up an impromptu investigation . . . before the murderer rolls someone else away.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 27, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496737709
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496737700
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.8 x 8.2 inches
Book 3 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Tea by the Sea Mysteries
Best Sellers Rank: #167,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #474 in Cozy Culinary Mysteries #1,378 in Amateur Sleuths #1,963 in Women Sleuths (Books)
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