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Tuesday's Tea Leaves #1
A Corpse In A Teacup
If it's Tuesday, it must be murder!
Fans of OMG (Olivia M. Granville) and The Darling Valley Mystery Series, pick up your Bonus Gift with this brand new cozy mystery series featuring female sleuth, tea leaf reader, Tuesday.
Tuesday made her debut in Darling Valley. Now welcome her as she embarks on her own collection of cozy mysteries set among the celebrities, film starts, film grunts, talents, scoundrels and saints in La La land.
Tuesday, tea leaf reader and female sleuth extraordinaire, believed she was leaving behind murder and mayhem when she said goodbye to Darling Valley and her beloved BFF, Olivia. But none of her readings prepared her for the murder and mayhem awaiting at home in LA, starting with her favorite client, actress Holley Wood, texting that someone has threatened to kill her if she doesn’t withdraw from a film project.
Suspense, danger and romance heat up for Tuesday when the teacups of the Mulberry Mafia, her clients at the upscale Mulberry Cat Café, keep showing a corpse and an ominous M. As the body count piles up, there is no mystery about the identity of the corpses. But does the M stand for murder, movie, money? A new man? Or is the Mulberry Cat Café itself in jeopardy?
As Tuesday crosses swords with leggy, savvy Detective Kanesha Jameson who looks like Beyoncé with a badge; thorny Natasha, owner of the Café; the brilliant but caustic Chef Marco; and the various men stalking beautiful, innocent Holley, Tuesday also has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a dubious treasure; decide whether to accept a gift from the romance gods and welcome an unwanted surprise visit from her past.
Lighthearted Tuesday of the extravagantly eccentric wardrobe and blithe, ever positive lover of life Holley find their lives taking a dark turn as they navigate troubled waters, the dark streets of LA in a shoot out, attempt to maintain their strong belief in the innate goodness of humanity, while always remaining ready for their close-ups.
Fans of OMG (Olivia M. Granville) and The Darling Valley Mystery Series, pick up your Bonus Gift with this brand new cozy mystery series featuring female sleuth, tea leaf reader, Tuesday.
Tuesday made her debut in Darling Valley. Now welcome her as she embarks on her own collection of cozy mysteries set among the celebrities, film starts, film grunts, talents, scoundrels and saints in La La land.
Tuesday, tea leaf reader and female sleuth extraordinaire, believed she was leaving behind murder and mayhem when she said goodbye to Darling Valley and her beloved BFF, Olivia. But none of her readings prepared her for the murder and mayhem awaiting at home in LA, starting with her favorite client, actress Holley Wood, texting that someone has threatened to kill her if she doesn’t withdraw from a film project.
Suspense, danger and romance heat up for Tuesday when the teacups of the Mulberry Mafia, her clients at the upscale Mulberry Cat Café, keep showing a corpse and an ominous M. As the body count piles up, there is no mystery about the identity of the corpses. But does the M stand for murder, movie, money? A new man? Or is the Mulberry Cat Café itself in jeopardy?
As Tuesday crosses swords with leggy, savvy Detective Kanesha Jameson who looks like Beyoncé with a badge; thorny Natasha, owner of the Café; the brilliant but caustic Chef Marco; and the various men stalking beautiful, innocent Holley, Tuesday also has to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a dubious treasure; decide whether to accept a gift from the romance gods and welcome an unwanted surprise visit from her past.
Lighthearted Tuesday of the extravagantly eccentric wardrobe and blithe, ever positive lover of life Holley find their lives taking a dark turn as they navigate troubled waters, the dark streets of LA in a shoot out, attempt to maintain their strong belief in the innate goodness of humanity, while always remaining ready for their close-ups.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2013
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June 26, 2017
Tea leaves! Murder!
Not your average murder mystery by a long shot. Take one pink-haired tea leaf reader, a really ugly glass cat, a popular cafe and 3 murders. Throw in a bunch of suspicious characters and a crazy acting chef. Try to figure out who the murderer is along the way and read to see if you were right.
Not your average murder mystery by a long shot. Take one pink-haired tea leaf reader, a really ugly glass cat, a popular cafe and 3 murders. Throw in a bunch of suspicious characters and a crazy acting chef. Try to figure out who the murderer is along the way and read to see if you were right.
March 5, 2017
Good, fun read, with interesting and quirky characters, and great plot. For that, I give 4 stars. If I were to rate the editing on the Kindle ebook, I would give 1 star. I am going to overlook that because I enjoyed the story so much. I hope there are more to come. :)
June 12, 2017
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March 2, 2017
Very fun read- well written.
February 10, 2014
A Corpse in a Teacup had the makings of a really good story, but it fell completely short for me. Firstly, the free Kindle edition that I picked up was in DESPERATE need of a good editor--it was rife with errors with a few awkward sentencing structures thrown in to boot.
Also, as this is a spin-off series, I couldn't help but be annoyed at the constant references to the other series that detracted from THIS novel. I felt like I was missing key pieces of information.
And finally...WTF? I'll admit that there were a few passages that I sorta gleamed over out of boredom, but I have no idea what happened. The little side chapters featuring phone conversations with the "real" killer did not jive with the final ending of another taking credit. I have no idea whether I missed something, misread or misunderstood something, whether the truth will be revealed in the following book, or if this was all some big mistake. I feel like an idiot for being so confused, a feeling that I don't particularly look for in my cozy mysteries, lol.
But, despite all that, I did enjoy the characters for the most part and the plot wasn't a bad one at all, even though I'm still kind of in the dark about how it all fits together and flabbergasted at the amount of suspension of disbelief required as all the pieces seemingly fell into place out of sheer luck. I'll definitely look into reading any follow-ups to this series, if not for any other reason than to find out what the heck I missed in the first one!
Also, as this is a spin-off series, I couldn't help but be annoyed at the constant references to the other series that detracted from THIS novel. I felt like I was missing key pieces of information.
And finally...WTF? I'll admit that there were a few passages that I sorta gleamed over out of boredom, but I have no idea what happened. The little side chapters featuring phone conversations with the "real" killer did not jive with the final ending of another taking credit. I have no idea whether I missed something, misread or misunderstood something, whether the truth will be revealed in the following book, or if this was all some big mistake. I feel like an idiot for being so confused, a feeling that I don't particularly look for in my cozy mysteries, lol.
But, despite all that, I did enjoy the characters for the most part and the plot wasn't a bad one at all, even though I'm still kind of in the dark about how it all fits together and flabbergasted at the amount of suspension of disbelief required as all the pieces seemingly fell into place out of sheer luck. I'll definitely look into reading any follow-ups to this series, if not for any other reason than to find out what the heck I missed in the first one!
March 14, 2014
This was an unusual story for me. I am not into reading tea leaves, think it is bogus, but hey, it may have something to it. Tuesday reads tea leaves at her usual table in a Cafe' named after a cat sculpture. It was pretty ugly, and played a big part in a few murders. You heard me, cat-murder-cafe'. One of Tuesdays clients and friends is named Holly Wood. Oh yes, she is an actress in California. Wouldn't you know. Holly is a bit odd, but then so is Tuesday. The first murder was one of the cast members in a movie that Holly is trying out for. And then a second, and then a third. And Tuesday meets a man. Who is he? What is his story? Please tell me that he is not involved in the murders! Lot of bad guys to choose from that could be the murderer. It will hold your attention to the very end. Sit back with a cup of tea and enjoy this odd, but wonderful story.
June 29, 2014
Tuesday is a reader of tea leaves and does this in the Mulberry Cat Cafe in Hollywood.
One of her customers aptly named Holley Wood a sort of actress has auditioned for a new film and reckons they up for the major part.
One of the other contenders of the part is found dead an apparent heart attack but she is a young fit healthy woman.
Tuesday sees an M in the leaves and thinks it was a murder, this makes her client Holley a person of interest to the police.
The Directors right hand woman is next to be found dead from a heart attack, are these deaths linked and is there a murderer out there?
Tuesday is attracted to a man she sees at the police station and him to her, he loves her pink afro).
Lots of twists along the way and makes you wonder could it be this person or that.
Good easy read.
One of her customers aptly named Holley Wood a sort of actress has auditioned for a new film and reckons they up for the major part.
One of the other contenders of the part is found dead an apparent heart attack but she is a young fit healthy woman.
Tuesday sees an M in the leaves and thinks it was a murder, this makes her client Holley a person of interest to the police.
The Directors right hand woman is next to be found dead from a heart attack, are these deaths linked and is there a murderer out there?
Tuesday is attracted to a man she sees at the police station and him to her, he loves her pink afro).
Lots of twists along the way and makes you wonder could it be this person or that.
Good easy read.
November 18, 2016
Don't lie to me
The plot of the book is interesting, characters are appealing, but the writing fell short of expectations. A comprehensive edit to remove repetition, continuity errors, and other irregularities would help, but my biggest complaint is that sections of the book that I know where deliberately misleading were written such that they provided inaccurate instead of just obfuscating information.
The plot of the book is interesting, characters are appealing, but the writing fell short of expectations. A comprehensive edit to remove repetition, continuity errors, and other irregularities would help, but my biggest complaint is that sections of the book that I know where deliberately misleading were written such that they provided inaccurate instead of just obfuscating information.
February 20, 2014
An easy read that left me with a couple of obvious questions that were never answered. Also a couple of serious (supposed) miss-leadings [is that even a word?] throughout the book that did not jive with the ending AT ALL.
April 19, 2014
I know it got a lot of mixed reviews. So I guess I'm just a mystery lover I thoroughly enjoyed the book it really kept me guessing I kept going back and fourth on who I thought the murderer was. I am about to start Armoires and Arsenic another Cassie Page book
November 25, 2013
2.5 stars - it was ok, some chapters were fun to read, but all in all it didn't leave me happy or satisfied. I guess it wasn't my kind of book.
January 19, 2014
Another book that would improve with some good editing.
December 18, 2013
good cozy mystery
January 23, 2014
A good cozy mystery. I liked the characters
September 20, 2014
Would have gotten a four except for grammatical and spelling errors
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January 4, 2015Free E-Book
This book didn't really wow me. I wouldn't recommend it. I wish it were a bit more suspenseful. Didn't keep me wanting more.
This book didn't really wow me. I wouldn't recommend it. I wish it were a bit more suspenseful. Didn't keep me wanting more.
July 10, 2015
Nice read.
Good storyline, fully developed characters, and great visual descriptions for my imagination. Clean, wholesome story, just the kind I enjoy reading on my Kindle.
Good storyline, fully developed characters, and great visual descriptions for my imagination. Clean, wholesome story, just the kind I enjoy reading on my Kindle.
July 19, 2016
prepare yourself for a few wild goose chases, in good la-la-land.
Hilarious, and always keeps you guessing...
Hilarious, and always keeps you guessing...
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March 5, 2017Amazon - 14/11/2013
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