Scones and Suspicion
(2026)(The second book in the Culinary Senior Sleuths Cozy Mystery series)
A Story by Cathlyn Sweets
Scones and Suspicion
When Clara Bloom agrees to host a rosewater scone demonstration at Ivywood Hollow’s annual Garden Club contest, she expects gossip, friendly rivalries, and plenty of tea—not murder.
But when the town’s reigning queen of roses, Beverly Thorne, collapses after taking a bite, suspicion falls squarely on Clara’s table. The poison was in the clotted cream… and someone is determined to make it look like it came from her kitchen.
With her tea room’s reputation at stake and rumors spreading faster than ivy on brick, Clara begins digging into Beverly’s tangled past. A bitter rival, a desperate husband, and anonymous letters hinting at scandal all point to secrets buried beneath the town’s prize-winning blooms.
In Ivywood Hollow, everyone has something to hide… and Clara intends to uncover the truth, one clue—and one scone—at a time.
Genre: Mystery
When Clara Bloom agrees to host a rosewater scone demonstration at Ivywood Hollow’s annual Garden Club contest, she expects gossip, friendly rivalries, and plenty of tea—not murder.
But when the town’s reigning queen of roses, Beverly Thorne, collapses after taking a bite, suspicion falls squarely on Clara’s table. The poison was in the clotted cream… and someone is determined to make it look like it came from her kitchen.
With her tea room’s reputation at stake and rumors spreading faster than ivy on brick, Clara begins digging into Beverly’s tangled past. A bitter rival, a desperate husband, and anonymous letters hinting at scandal all point to secrets buried beneath the town’s prize-winning blooms.
In Ivywood Hollow, everyone has something to hide… and Clara intends to uncover the truth, one clue—and one scone—at a time.
Genre: Mystery
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