While at an Oxford cocktail party, tearoom owner Gemma Rose overhears a sinister conversation minutes before a University student is fatally poisoned. Could there be a connection? And could her best friend Cassie’s new boyfriend have anything to do with the murder?Gemma decides to start her own investigation, helped by the nosy ladies from her Oxfordshire village and her old college flame, CID … CID detective Devlin O’Connor. But her mother is causing havoc at Gemma’s quaint English tearoom and her best friend is furious at her snooping… and this mystery is turning out to have more twists than a chocolate pretzel!
Too late, Gemma realises that she’s could be the next item on the killer’s menu. Or will her little tabby cat, Muesli, save the day?
(** Velvet Cheesecake recipe included!)
This book follows British English spelling and usage.
Clean read: no graphic violence, sex, or strong language.
Genre: humorous culinary cozy mysteries, cat cozy mystery series / women amateur sleuth / British detective mystery
OXFORD TEAROOM MYSTERIES
A Scone To Die For (Book 1)
Tea with Milk and Murder (Book 2)
Two Down, Bun To Go (Book 3)
Till Death Do Us Tart (Book 4)
Muffins and Mourning Tea (Book 5)
Four Puddings and a Funeral (Book 6)
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I enjoyed this one and breezed right through it. These in audio are fantastic! Though I knew who the murderer was way before the end, that didn’t stop me from liking the story and wanting to read on. The setting for this series is a lot of fun and the writing is fresh and easy to get into.
Gemma Rose overhears a sinister conversation minutes before a University student is fatally poisoned at a cocktail party in Oxford.
Gemma decides to start her own investigation, helped by the nosy ladies from her Oxfordshire village and her old college flame, CID detective Devlin O’Connor. Gemma’s mother is causing havoc at the quaint English tearoom and her best friend is furious at her snooping. Even Gemma’s cat gets involved with the murder.
The first word that came to my mind after reading the second book “Tea with Milk and Murder” of the Oxford Tea Room Mysteries was phenomenal! This mystery series is one that all of you cozy mystery lovers out there do not want to miss. However, I do suggest starting with the first book “A Scone to Die for.
Hsin-Yi has an extraordinary way of bringing one into the story making you feel as if you are actually there walking the streets of Oxford University with the all of the 3D characters. This story centers around Gemma’s friend Cassie and her artwork. Gemma, with her mother (who has just discovered you can purchase merchandise on the internet), the four old biddies, and Muesli, all help detective Devlin O’Connor solve the murder. The story is full of twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat guessing ‘whodunnit’ right until the end.
Once you have finished one of Hsin-Yi’s Oxford Tea Room Mysteries you are left with the feeling of absolute enjoyment.
Thank you so much Hsin-Yi for allowing me to read an ARC copy of the second book in this remarkable cosy mystery series in exchange for an honest review. I look forward to the next Oxford Tea Room adventure.
“Tea With Milk and Murder” earns 5/5 Slices of Velvety Cheesecake!
Read March, 2017
“Tea with Milk and Murder,” second book in H.y. Hanna’s Oxford Tearoom Mystery series, ranks right at the top of my favorite list! She once again has written an engaging mystery with several possibilities to ponder. The final solution didn’t come to me until…”Oh, no! Is that…?” Gemma Rose is a strong female character delightfully clever, and even with some confidence issues, I find her quite entertaining. There’s a bit of a romantic triangle, cat antics, interesting mother-daughter dynamic (No, I didn’t order that!), and four octogenarians who steal the scene. Many know I’ve always been a fan of all things British, so I am in ‘seventh heaven’ with all the references to Oxford University and the local haunts, Meadowford on Smythe, and tea and treats. The recipe for Gemma’s mother’s Velvety Cheesecake is included…It is ‘jolly good fun’! For the audio version Pearl Hewitt greatly enriches the experience with her spot on British accents and tone along with her occasional ‘meow’ and trill of the alarm clock. She is stupendous!