Steeped in Malice

Praise for the Tea by the Sea Mysteries by Vicki Delany
 
“Find a comfy chair, raise a cup of fragrant, freshly brewed tea to your lips, and settle down for murder and mayhem in a mystery novel set in a tearoom for a delightful form of armchair travel.” —TeaTime Magazine on The Tea by the Sea Mysteries
 
“Details about tea, baking, and running a tea shop and bed-and-breakfast are woven throughout a satisfying cozy with a beautifully described setting and a cast of charming, small-town characters. Share this new series with fans of Laura Childs’ Tea Shop mysteries.” —Booklist on Tea & Treachery
 
“Fans of culinary cozies will be sure to come back for more.” —Publishers Weekly on Tea & Treachery
“Bestselling crime writer Vicki Delany has penned more than 40 hair-raising whodunits--and her latest tale follows suit!” —Woman’s World (Book Club Selection) for Tea & Treachery
 
“Adds a sweet edge to the cozy genre...With a pot of Earl Grey and a shortbread made from the included recipes at their sides, readers will feel like this takes them on a mini-trip to the seashore.” —Booklist on Murder in a Teacup
 
“Delany expertly blends a cunning mystery plot with diverting characters and sparkling dialogue. Laura Childs fans will have fun.” —Publishers Weekly on Murder in a Teacup
 
“Quirky characters, a lovely setting, and a surprising denouement make this second installment a charmer.” —Kirkus on Murder in a Teacup

“Sympathetic characters, a charming setting, the baking frame, and appended recipes distinguish this cozy, which will appeal to fans of Laura Childs’ Theodosia Browning tea-shop mysteries and Cleo Coyle’s coffeehouse-set series.” —Booklist on Murder Spills the Tea
 
“Cape Cod provides an appealing backdrop for a food-centric cozy replete with red herrings and likable sleuths.” —Kirkus on Murder Spills the Tea
 
“Kudos to Vicki Delaney for this terrific whodunnit.” —Criminal Element on Murder in a Teacup
 
“It’s a crime not to read Delany.” —London Free Press