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Texts, Tea & Tragedy: A Bella Hawkins Mystery
"Texts, Tea, and Tragedy"
Welcome to Bedford, Texas—a quaint small town with charm, community, and murder mysteries?
Isabel “Bella” Hawkins, an English professor, with a unique ability to perceive details others miss, relocates to Bedford after a turbulent breakup. Determined to focus on her writing and reconnect with her best friend, Thuy, Bella quickly finds herself embracing the warm-hearted townspeople, including the charming restaurant owner, Azim. Though sparks fly between Bella and Azim, she's hesitant to rush into a new relationship.
Just as Bella begins to call Bedford home, the peace is shattered by two suspicious deaths. Driven by her sense of justice, Bella teams up with Thuy and one of her students, to uncover the truth. The trio's relentless quest for answers uncovers decades-old secrets and threatens to change everything they thought they knew about their town and its inhabitants.
The novel’s gripping plot unfolds and leads her to an unconventional friendship with Kamar, a misunderstood local artist. As Bella gets closer to uncovering the truth, she realizes that saving Kamar may come at a high price—unearthing the town’s hidden secrets and facing the danger that lurks within.
Welcome to Bedford, Texas—a quaint small town with charm, community, and murder mysteries?
Isabel “Bella” Hawkins, an English professor, with a unique ability to perceive details others miss, relocates to Bedford after a turbulent breakup. Determined to focus on her writing and reconnect with her best friend, Thuy, Bella quickly finds herself embracing the warm-hearted townspeople, including the charming restaurant owner, Azim. Though sparks fly between Bella and Azim, she's hesitant to rush into a new relationship.
Just as Bella begins to call Bedford home, the peace is shattered by two suspicious deaths. Driven by her sense of justice, Bella teams up with Thuy and one of her students, to uncover the truth. The trio's relentless quest for answers uncovers decades-old secrets and threatens to change everything they thought they knew about their town and its inhabitants.
The novel’s gripping plot unfolds and leads her to an unconventional friendship with Kamar, a misunderstood local artist. As Bella gets closer to uncovering the truth, she realizes that saving Kamar may come at a high price—unearthing the town’s hidden secrets and facing the danger that lurks within.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 20, 2025
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May 5, 2025
I got the privilege of meeting the author at an event and I love how the author incorporates her own personality into the main character. Although there are some murders in the book, the main focus of the story is about friendship. There are several laugh out loud moments in the book. I love how the main character showed that her autism was a gift by noticing details that others don’t see , which helped her solve the case. She did a great job making you guess who the killer was until she tied it all together at the end. I’m ready for Book 2!
March 30, 2025
The book is well written with significant issues discussed such as autism, racism in the US and also mental health. This book is heartwarming at moments with female friendship and romantic poems which puts a smile on our face (till the tragedy occurs! Obviously) and after a while let your inner detective take it head on! It made me think of Agatha Christie's murder on the blue train due to its treatment towards to protagonist and murder.
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