Crafts and Life

When a new employee at a neighboring business, Tea for Two, is found dead, Callie is drawn into a murky brew of motives and murder suspects. It turns out that the seemingly mild-mannered victim might have a few skeletons in his closet. What’s more, the timing of the murder, just a day before Crystal Bay’s first annual Halloween Walk, has threatened to derail the town’s festive fall events, including a Halloween Gala benefiting the local food pantry, one of Callie’s favorite causes.

Somebody has been stewing. Will Callie help find the unsavory killer before things reach the boiling point?

Another humdinger of a story by Jenny Kales!

Business is booming in Crystal Bay, especially for Callie and her staff (Max is back, Josh is learning well, Piper is great at the front of house and social media), they are supplying the cakes etc for the tea shop Tea for Two which means the owner, Christy, and her part time employee (Henry) can concentrate on the tea side. As well as this the street is gearing up for Halloween with skeletons dressed up (people can  take selfies with them), a Halloween Walk and finally a Gala, all of which are raising funds for the food pantry.  All of this could get derailed though when Henry is found murdered (and Sands is away in the UK!) and a company wants to open a mall which would kill the local independent shops (it doesn't help that the person in charge of the Mall development is an ex boyfriend of Callie's who seems to think they can get back together again!)

Now Callie needs to save her friend Christy from brewing tea in prison, help save the local shops and make sure that Ben gets the idea that she isn't available! Oh and keep cooking and looking after her daughter, the heat is on but Callie will keep her cool.