We are pleased to present you with one of this month's new 1st in Series mysteries: Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper and introducing Sophie Freemont.
What we know about the character: Sophie Freemont Taylor, failed restaurateur, chef and teapot collector, is at loose ends in Manhatten until she decides on the spur of the moment to return "home" to Gracious Grove, a town in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
For more information about her first murder, see a synopsis of the book, below.
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Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper
Series: A Sophe Freemont, Teapot Collector Mystery
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
Format(s): Mass Market Paperback, eBook
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 fiancé'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 …
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