num_pages: 259
description:  In this charming new cozy mystery series from nationally bestselling author Vicki Delany a New York City expat-turned-Cape Cod tea shop owner must solve the murder of a local real estate developer to help her feisty grandmother out of a jam . . . As the proud proprietor and head pastry chef of Tea by the Sea a traditional English tearoom on the picturesque bluffs of Cape Cod Lily Roberts has her hands full often literally. But nothing keeps her busier than steering her sassy grandmother Rose away from trouble. Rose operates the grand old Victorian B &amp; B adjacent to Lilys tea shop . . . for now. An aggressive real estate developer Jack Ford is pushing hard to rezone nearby land with an eye toward building a sprawling golf resort which would drive Rose and Lily out of business. Tempers are already steaming but things really get sticky when Ford is found dead at the foot of Roses property and the police think she had something to do with his dramatic demise. Lily cant let her grandmother get burned by a false murder charge. So she starts her own investigation and discovers Fords been brewing bad blood all over town from his jilted lover to his trophy wife to his shady business partners. Now its down to Lily to stir up some clues sift through the suspects and uncover the real killer before Rose is left holding the tea bag.
language: English
title: Tea & Treachery
publisher: Kensington Cozies