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1) To a tea
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Tearoom mysteries volume 3
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Business is booming at Tea for Two, so cousins Elaine Cook and Jan Blake decide to hire more help. When Elaine interviews a dapper Englishman with a resume full of important jobs around the world, she can't help but wonder, "Why does he want to work here"? As the tearoom readies its first wedding, Elaine's concerns are quickly overshadowed by the groom's sudden disappearance. Cold feet or foul play? The distraught bride turns to the cousins, who spring...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 24
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English
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"Nathan is surprised by news that he has inherited a shuttered roadside attraction, the World's Largest Snow Globe, which he and Elaine remember fondly from their youth. When the will is suddenly challenged, however, things to start to go very wrong, and it becomes clear that someone is trying to keep Nathan from his inheritance. As Elaine and Jan try to uncover the culprit, they begin to unravel the many mysteries of the Newton family, who originally...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 9
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"When Jan and Blake and Elaine Cook arrive at Lancaster Community Church to prepare for the Mother-Daughter tea, they discover that the historic white clapboard building has been broken into. Have the cousins stumbled on to yet another mystery? At first, it appears that nothing was taken, but it soon becomes clear that something valuable -- dating back to the very founding of maine and part of Pastor Mike's family hictory -- is gone. And then another...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 11
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English
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"In the height of Lake Chickadee's tourist season, a spate of home invasion burglaries begins making front-page news. Jan and Elaine discover that someone has left a gun behind in the tearoom. The gun appears to be the same one the newspaper reported as used in the break-ins. But why would someone leave that weapon behind, yet not try to rob the place? Or did they? Worried that their neighborhood is being threatened by a dangerous thief, the cousins...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 13
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"Jan Blake and Elaine Cook have investigated many baffling mysteries since opening Tea for Two, and now the spotlight of suspicion is turned on them! The cousins visit Sylvia's Closet for some unique accessories, and when a valuable collection of vintage brooches is found missing after their visit, the finger of blame points squarely at them-- especially when all but one unique piece is discovered in their trash can. And Jan places herself under particular...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 20
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English
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"As the glorious Maine summer wraps up and Lancaster residents eagerly anticipate a Labor Day clambake, the Whisper Art Gallery hosts a special exhibit showcasing military memorabilia to honor local American heroes. The night after the exhibit opening, the sound of a tussle and a gunshot wakens the Leon sisters, who enter their gallery to discover that a huge bag of money has been left behind. Who shot the gun? Was it the same person who left the...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 10
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English
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"When a Tea for Two patron's wallet goes missing, the owners, Jan and Elaine, are determined to figure out what happened to it. The incident is not an isolated one: tourists all over Lancaster are reporting stolen wallets, purses, and credit cards. Who is behind the thefts? Can the intrepid cousins stop the culprit before the town's reputation as an idyllic summer getaway is ruined and the tearoom's business suffers? Meanwhile, Rose seems distracted...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 12
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English
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"Autumn's colorful splendor reaches its pinnacle in Lancaster, Maine, as the high school football team preps for a game with its biggest rival. To promote Tea for Two, Jan Blake and Elaine Cook take their tea and goodies to the town's annual Fall Fest. But when Jan joins a horseback trail ride, she finds a woman injured on the ground, with her horse standing nearby. Was it an accident? As the clues add up, the cousins soon realize there's more to...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 17
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English
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"April showers bring mystery when a stranger leaves Jan and Elaine a package containing a valuable first edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline. The cousins discover that it once belonged to their late grandmother, and a cryptic note in the book uncovers a family mystery with implications in the present. The cousins take the book to Bristol Payson to learn its value, but when the torrential rains cause the Bookworm to flood, the book is...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 15
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English
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"As winter lingers in Lancaster, Maine, a newly recovered statue of a beloved regional author vanishes a week before its unveiling at a library fund-raising event. As the person responsible for the statue, Nathan Culver, Elaine Cook's boyfriend, quickly becomes the prime suspect. Worse, his uncharacteristic and evasive behavior surrounding the matter begins to test her trust in him. With a popular antiques TV show in town, along with a slew of suspects,...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 18
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English
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"As the first glorious days of summer reach Lancaster, Maine, Jan makes an unsettling discovery while cleaning out the storage unit containing her late mother's effects. A nondescript manila folder reveals decades' worth of faded newspaper clippings about a baby who was taken from a Portland hospital--on the very day Jan was born there. What was behind her mother's obsession with this baby, whose name--Jane--was so close to Jan's? Meanwhile, as the...
12) In too deep
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"Jan agrees to chaperon the church youth groups overnight camping trip. The trip includes her granddaughter Avery. Jan wakes the next morning to find that Avery has wandered off into the Maine wilderness with a new friend. Temps start to drop and it starts to snow. Can they find them in time?"--Amazon.com.
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"January arrives in Lancaster, and the whole town is fascinated by a serialized mystery story running in the local newspaper. Things take a strange turn when Jan becomes convinced that she's found a cryptic code embedded in the text of the mystery, and things get even stranger when Elaine begins to suspect that the story's villain is modeled after her! Can the intrepid cousins discover who is behind the not-so-complimentary story--and what the coded...
14) Tea and promises
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Tearoom mysteries volume 25
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English
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"Even as Jan puts the final touches on her wedding plans, mystery still swirls around the tearoom. While searching for the perfect wedding gift for Jan and Bob, Elaine and Nathan stumble upon a distinctive antique teapot at Mainely Bargains. Nathan feels certain it's the one that's been missing for 150 years from Hannibal Hamlin's historical family tea set that once served President Lincoln. After Nathan purchases the teapot, Elaine and Jan set out...
15) Stealing Santa
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Tearoom mysteries volume 14
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English
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As the Christmas season arrives in Lancaster, Maine, a series of bizarre burglaries targets the town's businesses, apparently carried out by Santa Claus! Elaine Cook and Jan Blake spring into action to solve the mystery, especially after an attempt is made to rob the tearoom. Who is hiding behind Saint Nick's snowy-white beard?
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Tearoom mysteries volume 19
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English
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"Vacationers love Chickadee Lake especially when people start sighting a strange creature in the water. Soon the game warden is called in to help track down the monster. Evidence suggests that the monster was built, could it be that it was built to divert attention from the crime that is about to be committed?"--Amazon.com.
17) On thin ice
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Tearoom mysteries volume 7
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English
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"As Tea for Two gears up for Valentine's Day, Elaine and Jan hear some shouts behind the tearoom. They look out the window to frozen Chickadee Lake to observe what appear to be inebriated men leaving their ice-fishing shanty. But when the cousins learn that one of the members of their community has gone missing, they're almost certain it's one of the fishermen they saw. Were they witnesses to a crime? As the cousins delve into the man's disappearance,...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 8
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English
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"As the first harbingers of spring reach the tearoom, so does an unexpected package. When the cousins open it, they discover a beautiful white china teapot with a lovely floral design. But it is what's inside that really captures Elaine's and Jan's imagination: a hand-drawn map and cryptic poem giving clues to a hidden treasure. The intrigue only deepens when Archie Bentham's friend Nigel Fox stumbles into the tearoom with a gash on his forehead and...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 21
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English
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"The tables are turned when State Trooper Dan Benson seeks Elaine and Jan's unofficial help with a baffling case. Dan learns that his best friend, Alex, has been accused of embezzlement and removed from his position as CEO of a well-respected nonprofit organization called Homes for Maine's Heroes. Dan is certain Alex is innocent, but his superiors seem all too eager to close the book on the case. Hoping to uncover the truth, Elaine volunteers at HMH...
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Tearoom mysteries volume 16
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English
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"Elaine Cooke and Jan Blake are delighted to attend a mother-daughter retreat at a beautiful old hotel in nearby Penzance. It's a reunion of sorts for Elaine's mom, Virginia, and members of a longtime service guild that she joined in high school. The retreat becomes a family affair when Elaine's daughter, Sasha, also attends. But as is often the case with the intrepid cousins, mystery follows! When Virginia returns to her room, following dinner, she...
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