Turmoil in the Teashop
(2025)(The first book in the Manzanita Bay Mystery series)
A novel by Josephine Smith
A recently divorced forty-year-old, a bossy older sister, a mischievous cat... and a dead body behind a charming tea shop.
When Jada Ellison returns home to foggy Manzanita Bay, California, she expects a few quiet weeks of catching up with old friends and helping her dad retire. Instead, she’s greeted by her domineering sister, a library on the verge of closing... and a dead body in the alley behind her sister’s tea shop.
When her sister becomes the prime suspect, Jada has no choice but to start sleuthing. Now she’s juggling more suspects than she can count, an ex-boyfriend who keeps popping up everywhere, and a cat who seems determined to steal the spotlight.
Can Jada clear her sister’s name, save the library, and maybe enjoy a peaceful cup of tea—or will the killer get to her first?
Turmoil in the Teashop is the first book in the Manzanita Bay Mysteries, a cozy California seaside series perfect for fans of Eryn Scott, Kirsten Weiss, and Ellery Adams. Pour yourself a cup and settle in, because murder is brewing in Manzanita Bay.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
When Jada Ellison returns home to foggy Manzanita Bay, California, she expects a few quiet weeks of catching up with old friends and helping her dad retire. Instead, she’s greeted by her domineering sister, a library on the verge of closing... and a dead body in the alley behind her sister’s tea shop.
When her sister becomes the prime suspect, Jada has no choice but to start sleuthing. Now she’s juggling more suspects than she can count, an ex-boyfriend who keeps popping up everywhere, and a cat who seems determined to steal the spotlight.
Can Jada clear her sister’s name, save the library, and maybe enjoy a peaceful cup of tea—or will the killer get to her first?
Turmoil in the Teashop is the first book in the Manzanita Bay Mysteries, a cozy California seaside series perfect for fans of Eryn Scott, Kirsten Weiss, and Ellery Adams. Pour yourself a cup and settle in, because murder is brewing in Manzanita Bay.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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