In Hot Water

A Misty Bay Tea Room Mystery, Book 1

By: Kate Kingsbury

Narrated by: Linda Jones

Vivian Wainwright is living her dream. The middle-aged widow owns the Misty Bay Tearoom, a quaint English-accented shop on the Oregon coast. But on the eve of the tearoom's second anniversary, the dream turns nightmarish when a man falls to his death from a hotel balcony.

The body belongs to Dean Ramsey, ex-husband of Vivian's assistant, Jenna. Detective Tony Messina quickly zeroes in on Jenna as the prime suspect, since she was seen leaving the hotel shortly before the body was found. Vivian and her other assistant, Gracie, set out to help clear Jenna's name, using their wit and a bit of criminology know-how Vivian picked up from her late attorney husband.

Detective Messina is on board, but he's starting to develop feelings for his number one suspect. Puzzling questions persist - chief among them whose clothes Dean was wearing when he landed on the rocky shore. To complicate matters, Vivian's friend, pet-shop owner Hal Douglass, seems to know some secrets about the hotel that could add a long list of names to the suspect list...including Hal's own. Vivian must work quickly because, if she can't, Jenna faces a murder rap - or worse.

©2021 Kate Kingsbury (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Great listen

I really enjoy this author & this book did not disappoint. The book has clean language and no sec scenes which I appreciate. Delightful…

Why change?

The author wrote three books with a grandmother and granddaughter that were good. Not sure why she changed characters. These are not as good. Annoying in parts. Light read. Not sure I’ll read more.

Well written

The story was well laid out and kept me wanting to know more. I finished this in one day.

Loved it!

Loved it! Story was good, left you wondering until the end. I would have liked more difference in the voices by the reader. Sometimes I lost track of who was saying what. I especially loved that this was another good clean read. Thanks!

2 stars

In Hot Water spends too much focus on romantic relationships and has a slow pace. I didn't finish it.