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A Scone To Die For (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries ~ Book 1)
A Scone To Die For (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries ~ Book 1) | H.Y. Hanna
"Scones, a tea shop in England, a kitty & a murder - yes, please!" When an American tourist is murdered with a scone in her quaint English tearoom, Gemma must solve the mystery with the help of the nosy Old Biddies and a mischievous little feline named Muesli. But between her bossy, matchmaking mother and the return of her old college love as a handsome CID detective, Gemma soon has her hands full and her head spinning! Murder is bad for business, especially when customers think your scones are more deadly than delicious. With the body count rising and her tearoom going bust, can Gemma find the killer before things turn to custard? (*Traditional English scone recipe included) This book follows British English spelling and usage. Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language. Genre: humorous culinary cozy mysteries, cat cozy mystery series / women amateur sleuth / British detective mystery OXFORD TEAROOM MYSTERIES A Scone To Die For (Book 1) Tea with Milk and Murder (Book 2) Two Down, Bun To Go (Book 3) Till Death Do Us Tart (Book 4) Muffins and Mourning Tea (Book 5) Four Puddings and a Funeral (Book 6) Keywords: cozy mystery, cozy mysteries, cat mystery, cat cozy mystery, British mystery, British cozy mystery, British mysteries, British detective, culinary cozy mystery, baking mystery, humorous mystery, humorous cozy mystery, amateur sleuth, women sleuth, Oxford, English mysteries,
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Mshookquilts
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So, I went back to read the 1st book in this series. I really enjoy them so far, especially the characters. An obnoxious American is found dead with a scone shoved into his mouth at Gemma‘s tea shop. Murders are bad for business and Gemma thinks the police are too slow, especially her ex. She decides to do the job herself.

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Deifio
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This one was way better than the Bewitched by Chocolate series. On to the second book!

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Deifio

As I stopped reading the "Bewitched by chocolate", I'm now trying another series by the same author.
Does anyone have any recommendations for cozy mysteries, I'm new to the genre.
#cozymystery

TheAromaofBooks I love the Brother Cadfael series and also Amelia Peabody. They're both historical cozies so not everyone's cup of tea, but so well-researched and written that I love reading them. I recommend reading both series in order (especially Cadfael) as the characters do develop and build over the course of the books. 4y
Deifio @TheAromaofBooks Thanks 😍 I like historical books if they're well researched. I'll check them out! 4y
TheAromaofBooks The Brother Cadfael books are SO good, just really thoughtful stories with great mysteries and I want Cadfael himself to be my next-door neighbor haha Amelia Peabody are different in tone, they're actually quite funny. Sometimes they get a little heavy-handed on Amelia's husband's “religion is for stupid people“ theme, but are overall such good fun that I overlook it lol Both series the first book wasn't necessarily going to start a series, ⬇ 4y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) so the ball really gets rolling in the second books. 4y
Deifio @TheAromaofBooks Cool! I also found out that the Brother Cadfael are in Kindle Unlimited! It's my trial month so that's awesome 4y
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MallenNC
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I really enjoyed reading cozy mysteries for #CozyintheSun in July. These were just the kind of books I needed right now! I had read a few of the Jenn McKinlay Library Lovers series, but the rest of these were all new to me. I‘ll definitely be reading more of them all! Thanks @Librarybelle and @ferskner for hosting and giving me an excuse to read these fun stories.

Librarybelle Yay! Thank you for participating! 4y
ferskner Thanks for joining in! 4y
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MallenNC
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Another new to me series and author for #CozyintheSun I enjoyed this one and will definitely read more of the series, which is on kindle unlimited. The mystery was good with several red herrings, a great setting in a Oxford, interesting secondary characters, some potential for romance as the story goes on, and a quirky cat!

MallenNC I forgot to tag @Librarybelle and @ferskner 4y
Librarybelle Definitely sounds like a good one! 4y
ferskner Oxford tearoom! Yes please! 4y
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MallenNC
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Here goes! Another book that works for #CozyintheSun and #BookSpinBingo and for my #JubilantJuly readathon goals. I‘m trying out some new series.

SamanthaMarie Yay! I hope it is good! :) 4y
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Lreads
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In the living room reading this fun cozy mystery. The elegant sounds of Bach‘s Brandenburg Concerto coming from the left while the husband snores to the right. Sunday evening done right! ☺️
#cozymystery #sunday

JoScho Sounds perfect! 5y
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Lea
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This was a fun listen. British tea room, murder by scone, missing cat, smoking hot chemistry. What‘s not to love? The heroine has a way of finding the good details. Her mother is obnoxious though!! #readwomen #cozymystery

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LadyMystra
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After getting over my disappointment of tge main character not being Chinese-American I continued the series. It is fun to read about the tea room flourishing, despite all the dead bodies that pile up there.

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MeikyuuAgeha
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Let me just say this: READ THIS BOOK. If you love cozy mysteries like I do, you will definitely love this one! Gemma Rose, our quirky and very comical amateur sleuth,is damn amazing. Her best friends are adorkable, and the mystery keeps you enthralled to the very end, I was stunned with who it was! There is a perfect amount of tension to comedy in this cozy! Check it out! 4.5/5 stars! #ilovecozies

minkyb With scone in the title, how can I resist? 7y
wordslinger42 I definitely want to give this one a try! Have you ever read Joanna Fluke? I've just started her books and love them already! The fact that she puts yummy dessert recipes in each book doesn't hurt either 😄 7y
MeikyuuAgeha @wordslinger42 I have a couple of her books! However I kinda stopped after the book started to become inconsistent with character personalities :( 7y
wordslinger42 @eguanio88 Oh ok! I've only read the first one, so I'm not that far into the series haha 7y
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DarcysMom
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I really liked Gemma and Cassie. Gemma's relationship with her mother felt very real to me. I would have given this story a higher rating if the ending hadn't been problematic for me.
I will likely give the next book in the series a chance.

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DarcysMom
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40% done and the day is young.

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DarcysMom
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Moving off the TBR pile!

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Sparkpuppypup
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I've been so depressed since watching The Walking Dead on Sunday, I needed something light and fluffy, and this sounded cute, and right in time for Halloween! 🎃

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Chocamanda
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I enjoyed this book. Being an English Lit major-turned-food industry person myself, I related to the main character. The ending was mildly #problematic though. I'm hoping the future books in the series don't follow that trend. Otherwise, this book is cozy AF.

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LastPaigeFirst
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Time to break up all the darkness with a cozy mystery on the oldest Kindle ever ❤️🐈

BellaBookNook I just started mixing cozy mysteries into my reading cycles and have really been enjoying it! Classic Kindle rocks...I had it in white!! 8y
LastPaigeFirst It really is the best!! I love having it read to me while I write reports for work. I hope it holds up forever! 8y
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