Author: Brianna Bates
Genre: Mystery
Digital Book
ASIN #: B01CKWMBYI
Independently Published
163 Pages
$2.99 Amazon
March 4, 2016
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Missy's best friend Noreen realizes her dream of opening a tea room, only not with Missy (as Missy'd kind of hoped), but with her other friend, Tonya, with whom Missy has never...quite...clicked. And then someone slips a deadly toxin into the very cup of tea Missy herself handed Tonya.
"Never quite clicked" is how Missy sees it, but the cops have other ideas -- they think she had a perfect opportunity and at least two motives to murder Tonya -- all except for Missy's true love, Tyler, who knows she couldn't be a murderer. He should -- he investigated her once before and got his fingers burned. Although she's sworn off sleuthing, there's really no other way out, especially when she finds herself in handcuffs. So once again, Missy DeMeanor, amateur detective, dones her deerstalker -- and the game is on!
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Missy DeMeanor is happy that her best friend Noreen is opening a tea room, but not happy that she's opening it with her other friend Tonya, whom Missy just can't like. The feeling is mutual, especially after hearing Tonya talk behind her back. But when Missy helps out because of how many people have attended, she pours a cup of tea for herself and Noreen. Noreen already has a cup, but tells her to offer it to Tonya. Then not soon after, Tonya is taken ill and dies.
Since Missy poured the tea, she's a suspect when it's determined that Tonya was poisoned. When things start to heat up, a lot of people seem to think that Missy hated Tonya enough to kill her. All except Noreen and Tyler, her boyfriend. But she's not even sure about Noreen. Now Missy has to find the killer herself, since it appears the police are looking to put the cuffs on her...
This is the fifth book in the series, and again, a short read that can be done in an afternoon or an evening. These books are entertaining enough, even if they miss a bit of reality now and then. The author does have some talent, but I feel that she hasn't developed it enough; or maybe the books are too short to develop characterization. I try not to ding an author unless they really screw up. Anyway, what bothered me is that Noreen is supposed to be so hot, but she spends her nights drinking and smokes. That's going to take a toll on your skin, and the end result is it won't be pretty. So there's that.
When Missy starts investigating, she once again steps on the toes of those she questions, and they all throw it back on her, so it appears that she's not getting anywhere at all. It isn't until she asks for the help from someone she wished she didn't have to that she starts to figure everything out. And when the ending comes and the murderer is revealed, it's a sad business. However, I will read the last one in the series to see how it all ends up.
More on Brianna Bates's Books: https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/brianna-bates/
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