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Death by Tea (A Bookstore Cafe Mystery Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Alex Erickson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 431 ratings
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A book club meeting turns murderous in this mystery in the national bestselling series…
 
Mystery lovers have descended on Pine Hills for this year’s book club competition, to be held at Krissy Hancock’s bookstore café. But the killer in their midst seems determined to outwit all the armchair sleuths—and send Krissy to the remainder bin forever.
 
Just before two dueling book clubs are set to square off, one of the competitors turns up dead—bludgeoned with the silver teapot that was to serve as the prize. Suspicion immediately falls on Krissy, who was seen skulking around town in dark clothes on the night of the murder.
 
To clear her name and find the real killer, Krissy turns to an old flame, Officer Paul Dalton. But even Paul can’t ignore the trail of evidence that seems to point in her direction. And with Krissy’s personal nemesis, Officer John Buchannan, working overtime to pin the murder on her, it will take an amazing feat of detective work to close the book for good on an elusive killer…
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  1. Book 2 of 13
    Bookstore Cafe Mysteries
  2. Print length
    320 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publisher
    Kensington Cozies
  6. Publication date
    December 1, 2015
  7. Reading age
    18 years and up
  8. File size
    689 KB
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About the Author

Alex Erickson has always wanted to write, even at a young, impressionable age. Hes always had an interest in the motive behind murder, which has led him down his current path. Hes always ready with a wittyat least in his opinionquip, and tries to keep every conversation light and friendly. Alex lives in Ohio.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00U7LJOAE
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies (December 1, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 689 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 431 ratings

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Kathy Grant
5.0 out of 5 stars So Fun To Read!
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2023
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I was hooked by the names of these books and thought I'd try the 1st in the series!, Then I moved onto book 2 and I plan to continue. These are just light fun reading, and a good mystery. To the end I am trying to figure out exactly who, what, why, etc. Fun reading!
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toria
4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, lighthearted read
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2016
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I read the first in this series, having checked it out from the library so I was happy to see this next book come out. I purchased this book and was surprised to see how many people who wrote a review got a free copy. Good grief!

I think this book is fun, lighthearted and enjoyable. True, the main character Krissy needs some help, as she does get herself into a lot of trouble and can't seem to be very assertive but it doesn't put me off the book. Her cat misfit gives cats a bad name; I am pretty sure I would not be able to keep a cat that destructive but each to his own.

If you want a story that you can lounge around with, while away a few hours and see life through the eyes of a lady that is quirky and makes you want to shake her by the shoulders, here it is. I look forward to the next one :-)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too bad she isn't more likable
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2016
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To me the heroine is not believable. She is intrusive and self centered. She asks complete strangers personal questions and even more unbelievable is that they give her answers. The mysteries are interesting. Too bad she isn't more likable.
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Sharon Weyant-Muir
5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery bookworm
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2021
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An exciting fast paced mystery where Krissy again works harder than the police at solving the murder. She knows to research online, search rooms, talk to employers and the other possible suspects while Officer Buchanon is snooping through her lingerie and locking her up in the mangiest jail cell and Officer Paul is cannoodling with the waitress from the local diner. Having stirred up the pot, she is being attacked by the killer and is saved due to her snoopy neighbor. What seems unrealistic is the minimum amount of time Krissy spends at her business leaving the bulk of the work to her BFF Vicki and hired helpep. Her diet is very poor also--coffee and cookies.
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Vicki S
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2020
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This book was a fast and pleasant read. I love the characters and the author makes them all so relatable. I really feel just like Krissy, being single and all the ups and downs that go along with it. It's even great when she totally embarrasses herself. Makes me laugh even more. Cant wait for the next book!
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Cozyreaders
4.0 out of 5 stars Book Contest Goes Deadly
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018
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Although I truly like this series, this book didn't have the same impact that the first one did. The characters are still likable and interesting but it just lacked pulling me into the storyline a bit.

Coffeehouse/Bookstore co-owners, Krissey, and Vicki, find themselves much busier than the previous episode. So, busy that they even have hired two part-time helpers. It's funny though, the customers have increased and so have sales, but, the earnings don't seem to be keeping pace.

Then, our favorite nosy book fan, Rita appears to announce that the book club is holding it's annual book contest and they have chosen 'Death By Coffee' as their venue. This event is quite well known and is alright until, a cardboard life-sized cutout of Krissey's Father appears. Creepy!

As Krissey sits at home with her purloined Father, she receives the police. A man in the competition has been found dead at the Coffeehouse. Krissey is the number one Person of Interest due to her neighbor's nosiness. And the rest is history.

Krissey is on her own to solve this crime as her boyfriend, who has cooled immensely, won't even phone her. Who wanted to kill David and is David even David? And, where is all the money going?

Read on to find the answers.
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2.0 out of 5 stars The first book in this series wasn't bad - even though the book store/bakery/coffee shop theme is ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2015
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The first book in this series wasn't bad - even though the book store/bakery/coffee shop theme is getting old- and I looked forward to reading the sequel. Our main character keeps wanting to be independent, yet Krissy shows herself to be an hysterical female who make really poor decisions. And that cat!!!!!....who would keep a creature so bent on destruction???
Come on, Mr. Erickson, put some backbone in your heroine for your next book.
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Diane
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2021
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Have read two of his books so far and they are entertaining .
They make you want to keep reading to find out the next
Development. Enjoyable .
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Wendy Green
3.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in Canada on May 14, 2023
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It was good a little perditable. Don't know whether to continue or not. Good for an easy read. Feels like I read it before,if you know what I mean.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Hard Going
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2023
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I tried my best with this book. Picked it up several time to try and get into it but I found it unfortunately badly written and I was at all invested enough in the characters to care less what happened. I have given up and moved on to another book. Sorry author!
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