Tea Room Toxin

NOTHING GOES BETTER WITH A NICE CUP OF TEA THAN A DEADLY TOXIN...

In a cozy mystery, that is. As always, author Brianna Bates delivers a yummy read that's lighter than lemon cake, and goes down just as easy.

There's nothing like a breezy, easy-reading Missy Demeanor mystery for a quick, relaxing break in your favorite tea room; or to make those minutes fly by in the dentist's waiting room. They're fast, fun reads - maybe two or three hours - and just as luxuriously light as the froth on your latte (if you're not a tea-drinker). In fact, they're kind of like a short vacation from real life. (And so much cheaper!)

In TEA ROOM TOXIN, the FIFTH series entry, Missy's best friend Noreen realizes her dream of opening a tea room, only not with Missy (as Missy'd kind of hoped), but with her other friend, Tonya, with whom Missy has never... quite... .clicked. And then someone slips a deadly toxin into the very cup of tea Missy herself handed Tonya.

"Never quite clicked" is how Missy sees it, but the cops have other ideas - they think she had a perfect opportunity and at least two motives to murder Tonya--all except for Missy's true love, Tyler, who knows she couldn't be a murderer. He should - he investigated her once before (in Flea Market Fatal) and got his fingers burned. Although she's sworn off sleuthing, there's really no other way out, especially when she finds herself in handcuffs. So once again, Missy Demeanor, amateur detective, dons her deerstalker - and the game is on!

Since Missy works in a bookstore, devotees of Carolyn Hart's Death on Demand series will think they've come home again. Animal lovers will fall for her dog Cody, and fans of women sleuths, especially light, delicious cozies you can read fast, with no cliffhangers, on-the-page violence or graphic scenes will eat this series up. If you like Gina LaManna, Jana DeLeon, Mary Daheim, and Leighann Dobbs, give Missy a try!


Genre: Cozy Mystery