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As Jan prepares for a group tea one autumn afternoon, she glances out the window and sees a plume of smoke arising from one of Mary Atherton's Green Glade cottages. Macy's desperate plea for Jan's and Elaine's help is followed by the appearance of Deputy Sheffield who seems intent on questioning their sometimes difficult neighbor and customer. Arson? With Macy as the prime suspect? But not everything is as it appears. As Jan and Elaine follow the...
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Tearoom mysteries volume Book 4
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When an opportunity arises for the tearoom to host a special event with famed puzzle maker Bill Markham, Jan is elated. The event brings in puzzle lovers from all over Lancaster, Maine, but at Tea for Two, mystery often lurks in unexpected places. When Katelyn Grande begins her puzzle, she quickly realizes that it was made specifically for her as a declaration of love. As Jan and Elaine set out to discover who the would-be paramour might be, they...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 6
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It's Christmas time in Lancaster, Maine, and it's an occasion for carols, ornaments and poison? When a well-known food critic visits Tea for Two and becomes ill, Jan and Elaine set out to learn what put her there. Has someone tampered with their teas? And if so, who and why? With the critic in the hospital and the tearoom closed for a toxicology screening, the cousins have much riding on their investigation. Meanwhile, Elaine tries not to be envious...
4) Tea Rose
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"After helping to host Tea for Two's first "Teas around the World" tasting, Rose Young approaches the proprietor/cousins, Elaine Cook and Jan Blake, in distress. Rose's mother died recently, and in going through her belongings, she found a death certificate--for herself! What could this document mean? What happened when Rose was a year old? The cousins' search for truth behind this unsettling find reaches far beyond Lancaster, Maine, to a pivotal...
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Cousins Elaine Cook and Jan Blake are ready for a new season in their lives. Together, they purchase a lakeside Queen Anne-style house in Maine and, following in their grandmother's footsteps, convert part of the house into a tearoom. Expecting their new life to be quiet and uneventful, they're surprised to find themselves drawn into baffling mysteries. When they buy an unusual teapot for a song at a flea market, the dealer desperately tries to buy...
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Guideposts
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2016
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Cousins Elaine Cook and Jan Blake are ready for a new season in their lives. Together, they purchase a lakeside Queen Anne-style house in Maine and, following in their grandmother's footsteps, convert part of the house into a tearoom. Expecting their new life to be quiet and uneventful, they're surprised to find themselves drawn into baffling mysteries. When they buy an unusual teapot for a song at a flea market, the dealer desperately tries to buy...
8) To a tea
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Tearoom mysteries volume 03
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Business is booming at Tea for Two, so cousins Elaine Cook and Jan Blake decide to hire more help. When Elaine interviews a dapper Englishman with a resume full of important jobs around the world, she can't help but wonder, "Why does he want to work here"? As the tearoom readies its first wedding, Elaine's concerns are quickly overshadowed by the groom's sudden disappearance. Cold feet or foul play? The distraught bride turns to the cousins, who spring...
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Tearoom Mystery volume 3
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Guideposts
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[2016]
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Business is booming at Tea for Two, so cousins Elaine Cook and Jan Blake decide to hire more help. When Elaine interviews a dapper Englishman with a resume full of important jobs around the world, she can't help but wonder, "Why does he want to work here"? As the tearoom readies its first wedding, Elaine's concerns are quickly overshadowed by the groom's sudden disappearance. Cold feet or foul play? The distraught bride turns to the cousins, who spring...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 20
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Guideposts
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[2017]
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English
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"As the glorious Maine summer wraps up and Lancaster residents eagerly anticipate a Labor Day clambake, the Whisper Art Gallery hosts a special exhibit showcasing military memorabilia to honor local American heroes. The night after the exhibit opening, the sound of a tussle and a gunshot wakens the Leon sisters, who enter their gallery to discover that a huge bag of money has been left behind. Who shot the gun? Was it the same person who left the...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 19
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Guideposts
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2017.
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"Vacationers love Chickadee Lake especially when people start sighting a strange creature in the water. Soon the game warden is called in to help track down the monster. Evidence suggests that the monster was built, could it be that it was built to divert attention from the crime that is about to be committed?"--Amazon.com.
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Tearoom mysteries volume 18
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Guideposts
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2017.
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"As the first glorious days of summer reach Lancaster, Maine, Jan makes an unsettling discovery while cleaning out the storage unit containing her late mother’s effects. A nondescript manila folder reveals decades’ worth of faded newspaper clippings about a baby who was taken from a Portland hospital—on the very day Jan was born there. What was behind her mother’s obsession with this baby, whose name—Jane—was so close to Jan’s? Meanwhile,...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 15
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2017
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English
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"As winter lingers in Lancaster, Maine, a newly recovered statue of a beloved regional author vanishes a week before its unveiling at a library fund-raising event. As the person responsible for the statue, Nathan Culver, Elaine Cook’s boyfriend, quickly becomes the prime suspect. Worse, his uncharacteristic and evasive behavior surrounding the matter begins to test her trust in him. With a popular antiques TV show in town, along with a slew of suspects,...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 10
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Guideposts
Pub. Date
2017
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English
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"When a Tea for Two patron’s wallet goes missing, the owners, Jan and Elaine, are determined to figure out what happened to it. The incident is not an isolated one: tourists all over Lancaster are reporting stolen wallets, purses, and credit cards. Who is behind the thefts? Can the intrepid cousins stop the culprit before the town’s reputation as an idyllic summer getaway is ruined and the tearoom’s business suffers? Meanwhile, Rose seems distracted...
15) On thin ice
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Tearoom mysteries volume Book 7
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Guideposts Books
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2017.
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"As Tea for Two gears up for Valentine's Day, Elaine and Jan hear some shouts behind the tearoom. They look out the window to frozen Chickadee Lake to observe what appear to be inebriated men leaving their ice-fishing shanty. But when the cousins learn that one of the members of their community has gone missing, they're almost certain it's one of the fishermen they saw. Were they witnesses to a crime? As the cousins delve into the man's disappearance,...
16) Stealing Santa
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Tearoom mysteries volume 14
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Guideposts
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2017.
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English
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As the Christmas season arrives in Lancaster, Maine, a series of bizarre burglaries targets the town's businesses, apparently carried out by Santa Claus! Elaine Cook and Jan Blake spring into action to solve the mystery, especially after an attempt is made to rob the tearoom. Who is hiding behind Saint Nick's snowy-white beard?
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Tearoom mysteries volume 13
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Guideposts
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2017.
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English
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"Jan Blake and Elaine Cook have investigated many baffling mysteries since opening Tea for Two, and now the spotlight of suspicion is turned on them! The cousins visit Sylvia’s Closet for some unique accessories, and when a valuable collection of vintage brooches is found missing after their visit, the finger of blame points squarely at them— especially when all but one unique piece is discovered in their trash can. And Jan places herself under...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 12
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Guideposts
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[2017]
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English
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"Autumn's colorful splendor reaches its pinnacle in Lancaster, Maine, as the high school football team preps for a game with its biggest rival. To promote Tea for Two, Jan Blake and Elaine Cook take their tea and goodies to the town's annual Fall Fest. But when Jan joins a horseback trail ride, she finds a woman injured on the ground, with her horse standing nearby. Was it an accident? As the clues add up, the cousins soon realize there's more to...
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Guideposts Books
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[2017]
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English
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"As the first harbingers of spring reach the tearoom, so does an unexpected package. When the cousins open it, they discover a beautiful white china teapot with a lovely floral design. But it is what’s inside that really captures Elaine’s and Jan’s imagination: a hand-drawn map and cryptic poem giving clues to a hidden treasure. The intrigue only deepens when Archie Bentham’s friend Nigel Fox stumbles into the tearoom with a gash on his forehead...
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Guideposts
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[2017]
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"In the height of Lake Chickadee's tourist season, a spate of home invasion burglaries begins making front-page news. Jan and Elaine discover that someone has left a gun behind in the tearoom. The gun appears to be the same one the newspaper reported as used in the break-ins. But why would someone leave that weapon behind, yet not try to rob the place? Or did they? Worried that their neighborhood is being threatened by a dangerous thief, the cousins...
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