Tempest in a Teapot

By Amanda Cooper and Amanda Cooper

Tucked away in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York is the charming town of Gracious Grove, where time moves slowly, gossip spreads quickly, and the scones are to die for... When her fashionable Manhattan restaurant goes under, Sophie Taylor retreats to her grandmother's cozy shop, Auntie Rose's Victorian Teahouse, where serenity is steeped to perfection in one of her many antique teapots. The last thing Sophie expects is a bustling calendar of teahouse events, like her old friend Cissy Peterson's upcoming bridal shower. Not everyone is pleased with the bride-to-be's choice of venue--like Cissy's grandmother, who owns a competing establishment, La Belle Epoque, and has held a long-simmering grudge against Rose for stealing her beau sixty years ago. Tensions reach a boiling point when Cissy's fianc 's mother dies while sampling scones at La Belle Epoque. Now, to help her friend, Sophie will have to bag a killer before more of the guest list becomes a hit list...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425265234
• ISBN13: 9780425265239
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Teahouse cozy mystery with great characters

Tempest in a Teapot is the first in a cozy mystery series. It features Sophie Taylor a twenty nine year old woman thar used to be a restaurant chef in Manhattan. Now she's back in her hometown or Gracious Grove, New York located in the Finger Lakes region. She finds work at her grandmothers business a tearoom that also does events in the area. Her best friend's, Cissy Peterson, bridal shower. Even though the nuptials are happening at the venue ruh by Cissy's grandmother. And the the mother of the soon to be groom dies after sampling scones. Sophie abs Cissy get involved in the investigation. It was a fun tea based cozy. I liked the character and setting. And the Scone recipe and tea tips in the back.