The Earl Gray Enigma: A Teapot Tails Mystery (The Teapot Tails Mysteries Book 1)

When developer Roland Fitch arrives in the charming Vermont village of Fernwick with plans to demolish the town's beloved eight-hundred-year-old bridge, tearoom owner Vivienne Ashby isn't exactly rolling out the welcome mat. But Viv is nothing if not professional, and when Roland books a private tea tasting at her cozy shop, The Gilded Leaf, she pulls out her finest blends and her best manners — right up until he collapses mid-tasting and never gets back up. With her tearoom's reputation on the line and her sourcing beyond question, Viv is certain the tea didn't kill him. Proving it is another matter entirely.With her silver Persian cat Duchess by her side and her best friend Nora keeping her supplied with moral support and surprisingly useful research, Viv begins quietly untangling the threads of a town full of people who had very good reasons to want Roland Fitch gone. Between a secret negotiation gone badly wrong, a solicitor with a great deal riding on a deal that just died with his client, and a missing EpiPen that points to something far more deliberate than an accident, the picture that emerges is one of betrayal, desperation, and a love for Fernwick that curdled into something unrecognisable. Deputy Sheriff Walt Dunmore is thorough, but some conversations only happen over a good pot of tea.Warm, witty, and steeped in charm, The Earl Grey Enigma is the first book in the Teapot Tails series — a cozy mystery for anyone who believes that the best investigations happen between the first cup and the last, and that a clever woman, a discerning cat, and an excellent Earl Grey blend can solve just about anything.