InthefirstofthischarmingnewcozymysteryseriesfromnationallybestsellingauthorVickiDelany,aNewYorkCityexpat-turned-CapeCodteashopownermustsolvethemurderofalocalrealestatedevelopertohelpherfeistygrandmotheroutofajam...AstheproudproprietorandheadpastrychefofTea-by-the-Sea,atraditionalEnglishtearoomonthepicturesquebluffsofCapeCod,LilyRoberts’handsarefull,oftenliterally.Butnothingkeepsherbusierthansteeringhersassygrandmother,Rose,awayfromtrouble.RoseoperatesthegrandoldVictorianB&BadjacenttoLily’sshop...fornow.Anaggressiverealestatedeveloper,JackFord,ispushinghardtorezonenearbyland,withaneyetowardsbuildingasprawlinggolfresortthatwoulddriveRoseandLilyoutofbusiness.Tempersarealreadysteaming,butthingsreallygetstickywhenFordisfounddeadatthefootofRose’spropertyandthepolicethinkshehadsomethingtodowithhisdramaticdemise.Lilycan’tlethergrandmothergetburnedbyafalsemurdercharge.SoshestartsherowninvestigationanddiscoversFord’sbeenbrewingbadbloodallovertown,fromhisjiltedlovertohistrophywifetohisshadybusinesspartners.Now,it’sdowntoLilytostirupsomeclues,siftthroughthesuspects,anduncovertherealkillerbeforeRoseisleftholdingtheteabag.
