A Scone to Die For
A Scone to Die For
A Scone to Die For
Ratings4
Average rating3.5
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A Scone to Die For
A Scone to Die For
Ratings4
Average rating3.5
"Scones, a tea shop in England, a kitty & a murder - yes, please!"When an American tourist is murdered with a scone in her quaint English tearoom, Gemma must solve the mystery with the help of the nosy Old Biddies and a mischievous little feline named Muesli. But between her bossy, matchmaking mother and the return of her old college love as a handsome CID detective, Gemma soon has her hands full and her head spinning!Murder is bad for business, especially when customers think your scones are more deadly than delicious. With the body count rising and her tearoom going bust, can Gemma find the killer before things turn to custard?(*Traditional English scone recipe at the end of the story!)This book follows British English spelling and usage.Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.Genre: humorous culinary cozy mysteries, cat cozy mystery series / women amateur sleuth / British detective mysteryOXFORD TEAROOM MYSTERIESA Scone To Die For (Book 1)Tea with Milk and Murder (Book 2)Two Down, Bun To Go (Book 3)Till Death Do Us Tart (Book 4)Muffins and Mourning Tea (Book 5)Four Puddings and a Funeral (Book 6)
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3 primary books4 released booksOxford Tearoom Mysteries is a 4-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by H.Y. Hanna.
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BLUF: Cozy mystery lead by an amateur sleuth.
I was provided a copy of this book from netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review
Plot: After a customer is found dead outside her tearoom, Gemma races to find the killer before her tearoom meets the same fate.
My Thoughts: Gemma is dead set on finding the killer, even before she realizes that the unsolved murder is a threat to her business. It's unusual for me to read a book where the protagonist has no real reason to pursue the murderer outside of her personal curiosity.
I didn't stop to ask myself why I was even doing this. Why was it so important to find out if my suspicions about the American had been right? Was it Cassie's skeptical attitude? Or Devlin's offhand manner with me that morning? Maybe it was just my own nosiness, I thought with a wry smile.
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A Scone to Die For
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I enjoyed getting to know Gemma and Cassie. Gemma's mom grew on me through the story. There were a few secrets to be uncovered and they kept me guessing about what had happened. It ended up that I was completely wrong.
It does seem like a love triangle is building. I don't like that. And there were a couple attitudes that seems odd to me as well.
Overall, I really liked the setting of being near Oxford and Gemma is an interesting character.
