Trouble is Brewing, Vicki Delany
Trouble is Brewing, Vicki Delany
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Trouble is Brewing

Author: Vicki Delany

Narrator: Shaina Summerville

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/23/2024


Synopsis

Members of the Greenhaugh and Hill families are staying at Lily's grandmother's bed and breakfast, and now they've gathered at Tea by the Sea to sip some delicious blends while they shower bride-to-be Hannah Hill with presents. But the last package Hannah unwraps contains a beheaded Raggedy Ann doll and triggers a bloodcurdling scream. A doll like this was the last gift from her father before he died long ago, and she's chilled to the bone.

Lily senses that the shocking anonymous gift just might be related to other tensions she's picking up on. The mothers-in-law have been sniping at each other—and then Lily, out walking her dog, overhears the groom's father, Ralph, offering his son a very sizable bribe to call off the wedding. She's relieved when Greg angrily turns him down, but with so many people steamed at each other, can this event possibly go smoothly?

The answer is no. It suddenly has to be postponed—when Ralph is found dead in his bed, a bottle of whiskey beside him. When tests indicate the booze was infused with a lethal substance, it becomes a murder case, and of course, accusations are flying wildly with the guests all too willing to believe the worst about each other. Now, to find out whether all this family drama led to a fatality, Lily will have to turn up the heat . . .

About Vicki Delany

Vicki Delany is one of Canada's most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the US. She is currently writing four cozy mystery series: The Tea by the Sea mysteries, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series, the Year Round Christmas mysteries, and as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series. A past president of the Crime Writers of Canada and a co-organizer of Women Killing it, a crime writing festival, her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis Awards. She is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canadian crime writing. Vicki lives and writes in bucolic Prince Edward County, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on May 06, 2024

I do enjoy my cozy mysteries, and Vicki Delany's Tea by the Sea series are an excellent collection of stories by Vicki Delany. Eastern Massachusetts coast. Feels a bit British given the protagonist's grandmother is from England. Bed and Breakfast and Tea Shoppe. Toss in a bridal party shower and the......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 28, 2024

#TroubleIsBrewing #NetGalley is another great book in this series, featuring Lily, a wonderful brewer of tea and baker. Lily owns a little tea shop next to her grandmothers bed and breakfast, and hosting a bridal shower sounds simple enough. Unfortunately, this group of families and friends has a lot......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on August 18, 2024

Tea By the Sea is happy to host private events like Hannah Hill's bridal shower but this one is turning out to be more trouble than it is worth. Hannah is a lovely bride and her mother, Jenny, seems nice enough and the happy couple seem so in love. Lily knows this shower belongs to the wealthy Sophi......more

Goodreads review by Jenna (readinginjennaland) on June 02, 2024

Lily Roberts is hosting a bridal shower at the b&b . The families are very different and the descriptions of the differences in the families are a little mean. The groom's side of the family is rich and the bride's family is not. The bride Hannah opens a present that is quite horrifying for her. Lil......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on July 02, 2024

This is not a bad book. It's just not my favorite. I love Vicki Delany's other series quite a bit, but this one just isn't for me. The setting is wonderful, I love the Tea Shop, I think the problem is I can't get invested in the characters. All poor Lily does is work while everyone runs around doing......more