When I saw this book up for grabs on Netgalley, I knew I had to try to get it! Coffee? Murders? Bookclub competitions!?! It was a recipe for success. I love cozies with quirky titles and quirky heroines, with quirky odd ball crimes. However, I was mildly disappointed with this one.
It definitely had the quirky crime, a man bludgeoned to death by a silver teapot trophy for a book club competition. It also had the quirky title. Death by Tea…get it? The guy was killed by a teapot in a café called Death by Coffee…Get It!?!...
The quirky heroine?...This small ingredient fell flat. What might have been considered quirky in Krissy’s tenacity and tendency for trouble merely left her somewhat obnoxious, high handed, and prone to the jumping of conclusions that always left her embarrassed, and wrong. Then when all is said and done, very rarely, does she really take the blame for mistakes. It is always “if only that person hadn’t done that…”
The mystery to the murder had so many red herrings that when the crime was solved I wasn’t shocked or bewildered…I merely felt confused and somewhat giped of a cool ending.
I’m not sure I will continue the series. Although it was a decent cozy, I just didn’t fee; any connection.
I received this novel for free from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.