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Murder with Oolong Tea
Murder with Oolong Tea
Murder with Oolong Tea
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Murder with Oolong Tea

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In Pennsylvania’s Amish country, Daisy Swanson finds herself going back to school expecting to serve tea—only to get a crash course in criminal justice . . .
 
 The faculty of Willow Creek High School are having a get-together after the spring concert with refreshments provided, courtesy of Daisy’s Tea Garden. Oolong tea and chocolate biscuits are just what the staff needs to help them unwind from Althea Higgins’ demanding curriculum. Her lessons on such controversial subjects as school uniforms and underqualified substitute teachers are earning her an F from her colleagues.
 
But a failing grade was preferable to Althea falling victim to foul play. Daisy was there when her body was discovered in the school swimming pool, murdered by strangulation. Althea was certainly a strict, opinionated taskmaster, unliked by both teachers and students, but would any of them actually want to kill her? As Daisy starts asking questions, she gets a real education in Althea’s history, discovering more than enough enemies with more than enough motives to cancel her classes permanently . . .  

Includes delicious recipes!
 
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 29, 2020
ISBN9781496723970
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Karen Rose Smith

Karen Rose Smith was born in Pennsylvania. Although she was an only child, she remembers the bonds of an extended family. She and her parents lived with her grandfather and aunt until she was five, when her parents built a house next door. Since her father came from a family of ten and her mother, a family of seven, there were always aunts, uncles, and cousins visiting on weekends. Family is a strong theme in her books and she suspects her childhood memories are the reason. As a teenager, music became as important to Karen Rose as reading. The Beatles were her favourite group. But she and her cousin took their first sojourn into writing by collaborating on a script for The Monkees television program. They sent that script to every concert venue where the group appeared that summer! In college, Karen Rose began writing poetry and also met her husband-to-be. They both began married life as teachers, but when their son was born, Karen Rose decided to try her hand at a home decorating business. She returned to teaching for a while but changes in her life led her to writing romance fiction. Now she writes full-time. She has had over 30 novels published since 1992. Married to her college sweetheart for almost 30 years, believing in the power of love and commitment, she envisions herself writing romance for a long time to come!

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    When a teacher is found dead strangled in the pool at a school event, Daisy is determined to help her friends out and find out who the killer was.

    I didn't like this one as much as I've liked other books in this series. I think this one was just trying to do too much and didn't have enough time to finish with all of the different storylines. I know I've enjoyed seeing a lot of Daisy's life in previous books, but it seemed like the mystery was an afterthought in this one.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Murder with Oolong Tea by Karen Rose Smith is a 2020 Kensington publication. Marvelous Characters and a Challenging Mystery! Daisy is asked to provide the refreshments for a school faculty get together, when Althea, an unpopular teacher with both her students, and her colleagues, is found dead. The emotional toll of sleuthing weighs heavily on Daisy, and she is determined not to get involved in another murder, but, by now, she has gained a bit of a reputation as a natural crime solver. As Daisy begins to gently explore areas of Althea’s life, she discovers some shocking information, few knew about. These revelations, widens the suspect list, making it much harder to pin down whodunit. Meanwhile, Daisy has her hands full with the tea shop, and her family life is busier than ever. Jazzy has asked if her new friend, who is mostly unsupervised by the adults in her life, can stay with them for a while, plus, Daisy is worried she may have pushed Jonas away for good. This is one of the best culinary cozy mystery series going right now. The mystery is interesting, well-plotted, and suspenseful, and as always, the characterizations are lovely, and the delicious foods and teas, create the welcoming atmosphere that keeps me coming back for more! Rose does a great job balancing the mystery with the trials faced by the recurring characters!! Can’t wait to touch base with Daisy and her lovely family again!! *Recipes included!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Daisy's Tea Garden is catering a luncheon at the local high school but everything going perfectly is not in the agenda. There are arguments among the teachers and then a discovery of a murder. Was the death because of the argument or something else? Was there a student that didn't care for the strictness of the victim or a co-worker not liking to be pushed around.The characters and their back stories continue to bring this series to life - and making this reader wish for a trip to Daisy's Tea Garden.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a delightful 6th book in Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery series. I read the fifth book a few months ago and, while I enjoyed that one, I had a hard time keeping track of all the secondary characters then. Not so this time. This time, those secondary characters felt like old friends. In this installment, Daisy and her tea shop provide the refreshments for a get-together for the teachers at the high school, including a teacher Daisy had in school years earlier. Of course, there's a dead body and Daisy gets involved in trying to solve the murder.Great plot, great characters, and a terrific cozy series that is quickly becoming one of my favorites.Highly recommended!!(I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.)
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Pennsylvania, teaching, small-business, small-town, family-dynamics, friendship, cozy-mystery, angst*****If you're looking for a cookbook with an interesting fiction and cozy mystery, you'll absolutely love this book. There are an assortment of recipes, a women's fiction involving romantic partners and children's school issues, all woven in with a cozy mystery.I requested and received a free ebook from Kensington Books via NetGalley.

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