Description
The peace and tranquility of the Misty Bay Tearoom is rocked by murder and a long-buried secret hidden in a most unlikely place in bestselling author Kate Kingsburys second charming book for fans of Cleo Coyle and Laura Childs.
It seemed like a simple case: the murder of Lewis Trenton, a beachcomber who lived alone in a cabin in the Oregon hills. But the newspaper article piques the interest of Vivian Wainwright, owner of the British-style Misty Bay Tearoom. The photo accompanying the article shows Lewiss cluttered living room, and on the shelf is a replica of Big Ben. Vivian is sure she sold the clock a week before in her shop. Who could have given the replica to Lewis?
Unable to keep from doing a bit of sleuthing, Vivian hunts down the replica in a local thrift shop, noticing that the base is missing, rendering it worthless, but just as Vivian is about to throw it in the trash, a sparkle catches her eye. Its a diamond, hidden away in a crevice in the clock. Vivian takes the diamond to Detective Tony Messina, who identifies it as part of a jewelry heist in Portland a month earlier. Portland police think Lewis was the fence who sold the jewels, and that he was killed after double-crossing the thievesbut Messina doesnt believe the story.
What was the true motive behind Lewiss murder? How did he come upon the diamond? And what secrets can the clock tellbefore the killer strikes again?
Author: Kate Kingsbury
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Published: 08/09/2022
Series: A Misty Bay Tea Room Mystery
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781639100668
Language: English
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