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Cooking the Books: Murder with Darjeeling Tea by Karen Rose Smith

By Doreen Sheridan

June 8, 2022

The eighth book in the Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery series may be the most heartwarming yet, even with murder marring the proceedings! It starts out with our heroine, tea house proprietor Daisy Swanson, looking for the perfect birthday gift for her boyfriend, Jonas Groft. Her efforts lead her to the statuary business of Wilhelm Rumple,…

Cooking the Books: Murder with Orange Pekoe Tea by Karen Rose Smith

By Doreen Sheridan

September 22, 2021

Tea garden owner Daisy Swanson is thrilled to be donating her time to a social event meant to promote the building of a new homeless shelter in her small town of Willow Creek, Pennsylvania. With reports of homelessness in their area on the rise, kind-hearted Daisy wants to make sure that anyone who wants a…

Cooking the Books: Murder with Oolong Tea by Karen Rose Smith

By Doreen Sheridan

January 20, 2021

When Daisy Swanson, tea garden proprietor, is asked to cater an appreciation tea for the teachers at the local high school, she doesn’t expect to be plunged into a morass of in-fighting, all seemingly revolving around the polarizing figure of Althea Higgins. Althea had been Daisy’s English teacher back in high school, and while Daisy…

Cooking the Books: Murder with Clotted Cream by Karen Rose Smith

By Doreen Sheridan

June 3, 2020

As Thanksgiving approaches, Daisy Swanson is eagerly anticipating the birth of her first grandchild. Since she doesn’t want to stress out the expectant mom—her oldest daughter, Violet—she’s keeping busy with work at her tea garden in Pennsylvania’s Amish country. While tourist season is coming to a close, Daisy has plans to keep her business in…

Cooking the Books: Murder with Cherry Tarts by Karen Rose Smith

By Doreen Sheridan

November 27, 2019

It’s a season of changes for Daisy Swanson, as her elder daughter, Vi, is preparing for a wedding and a baby on the way. Her younger daughter, Jazzi, is also continuing to try to improve her own relationship with her birth mother, Portia, despite the obvious discomfort of Portia’s husband, Colton. Daisy herself is navigating…

Cooking the Books: Murder with Cinnamon Scones by Karen Rose Smith

By Doreen Sheridan

June 6, 2018

I have such a weakness for places that serve tea as a meal, so the restaurant featured in this second Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery is just the kind of delightful place I wistfully imagine visiting, murders notwithstanding. Daisy Swanson is part-owner of her namesake tea garden with her beloved Aunt Iris, and business is thriving.…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: April, 2016

By Crime HQ

March 15, 2016

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! Last month, we got our first taste of spring with March's releases; this month—we keep the good times rolling with some great new titles! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you…

Cozy Bookshelf Shopping List: August, 2015

By Crime HQ

July 15, 2015

Discover (or remember to order) your next cozy with a delightfully convenient shopping list of upcoming soft-boiled mysteries! We kept rolling off last month with July's releases, and now we're setting our sights on August! Let us know in the comments how you like it and what you can't wait to read next! Criminal Element's…

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