Murder Steeped in Tea: A Tea & Tassel Mystery

Murder with a Sip of Tea: Secrets, Tea, and a Cat Who Doesn't Forgive
"In Willow Creek, death is just bad manners. . . until someone decides to bleed over your favorite herbs."
Vivian Spicer never expected her peaceful morning among rosemary bushes to end with a corpse-Bartholomew Granger, the town's notorious gossip writer, murdered with a silver hedgehog-shaped tea strainer from her own shop.
While the police chase a simple burglary theory, Vivian realizes the message is personal. The victim held a secret file capable of exposing a past she has long tried to bury.
With the help of Gimlet, her one-eyed cat who has a natural instinct for sensing lies, and a mysterious bookstore owner, Vivian must dig through the town's secrets before she becomes the next victim.
In a town where tea hides more secrets than it serves. . . will she uncover the truth before everything goes cold?