Murder with Oolong Tea by Karen Rose Smith

Was the teacher killed because she was grumpy and opinionated or did have a secret life?

This cozy mystery had plenty of twists and turns to keep you flipping the pages long into the night. Daisy and crew has been hired to host a teacher appreciation tea at the high school. All is going well until the counselor and Daisy find the very opinionated Althea floating in the school pool. While Daisy is working on finding out who is responsible for the ghastly act she is also hosting her youngest daughter’s new friend for a couple of weeks. It is not without ups and downs. Daisy finds herself trying to help the young girl with a touchy situation.

And, let’s not forget flaky Jonas, Daisy’s boyfriend. What is his problem? I get it, he suffered a horrific loss of his girlfriend/partner and their unborn baby, he has beef with the local detective but geez he takes it out on Daisy with his hot and cold affection. At times I feel Daisy needs to move on until he comes to terms with his past but then when he is “on” he is perfect for her. Hopefully, he will make the decision to live in the present and treat Daisy like she deserves.

Daisy has a big heart but it sure gets her in some pickles. I was happy to see her and her mother are continuing to work on their relationship. It seems to give Daisy a bit of peace she was missing.

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