num_pages: 304
description: 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 grandmothers cozy shop Auntie Roses 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 Petersons upcoming bridal shower. Not everyone is pleased with the bride-to-bes choice of venuelike Cissys 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 Cissys fiancs 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 
language: English
title: Tempest in a Teapot
publisher: Berkley