Scone Shop MURDER: A Humorous British Culinary Cozy Mystery with a Cat
About Scone Shop MURDER: A Humorous British Culinary Cozy Mystery with a Cat
Maisie Hart thought moving back to Durham would be humbling. She did not expect it to be homicidal. After a spectacular London burnout, Maisie comes home with one plan: open The Dog-Eared Teacup, a cosy bookshop tearoom where the scones are warm, the shelves are overstuffed, and her rescue cat, Wicket, can supervise the customers with judgmental intensity. It’s meant to be her fresh start. Then an American tourist drops dead in her tearoom. In front of a room full of witnesses. Right after biting into Maisie’s signature scone. Overnight, her charming new business becomes “that place with the deadly baking,” and the locals start whispering like they’re auditioning for a village gossip Olympics. The worst part is, the investigation is led by DI Rory Maddox, the handsome detective who also happens to be Maisie’s old university flame. He wants procedure. Maisie wants her livelihood back. With her bossy, matchmaking mother “helping” in the most disastrous ways, a pack of sharp-eyed older ladies (the Quill Club) inserting themselves into everything, and Wicket causing chaos at key moments, Maisie finds herself doing what she swore she would never do again: digging into Durham’s secrets. Because this murder is not random. The dead tourist was asking questions about a rare donation linked to the university and a powerful heritage charity with spotless public optics and very private leverage. The deeper Maisie pokes, the more she realises someone wants her tearoom shut down, her reputation shredded, and her curiosity stamped out for good. And if she doesn’t catch the killer fast, she might be the next thing that goes cold. Scone Shop MURDER is the deliciously twisty first novel in a laugh-out-loud British culinary cozy mystery series packed with small-town secrets, bookish charm, clean romance tension, and one cat who refuses to behave.
Perfect for fans of British village mysteries, amateur sleuths, cat cozies, culinary cozies, and classic whodunits with modern humour. Coming next in the Spines & Scones MysteriesBook 1: Scone Shop MURDERBook 2: Gallery Night MURDERBook 3: Cloister Secret MURDERBook 4: Fête Day MURDERBook 5: May Morning MURDERBook 6: Funeral Tea MURDERClean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
Includes: British charm, tea-and-cake comfort, and a mystery with teeth. Scroll up and grab Scone Shop MURDER today. Your scones are safe. Probably
