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Steeped in Murder: A Tea and Tarot Cozy Mystery (Tea and Tarot Cozy Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Kirsten Weiss (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 2,673 ratings

Book 1 of 7: Tea and Tarot Cozy Mysteries

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Tea, tarot, and trouble.

Abigail’s dream of owning a tearoom in her California beach town is about to come true. She’s got the lease, the start-up funds, and the scone recipes. But she’s out of a tearoom and into hot water when her realtor turns out to be a conman… and then turns up dead.

Not even death puts an end to the conman’s mischief. He rented the same space to a tarot reader, Hyperion. Convinced his tarot room is in the cards, he’s not letting go of the building without a fight.

But this unlikely duo will have to work together… With a little help from her quirky grandfather, Hyperion and Abigail steep themselves in the murky waters of the sham realtor's double dealings. But can they unearth the truth before murder boils over again?

Steeped in Murder is the first book in this Tea and Tarot mystery series with heart. Get cozy and download this hilarious caper today.

Tearoom recipes in the back of the book!

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Read the hilarious Tea and Tarot mystery series today!

Steeped in Murder, #1 ASIN B07QHH9TSW
Hostage to Fortune, #2 ASIN B0858V8YJC
Oolong, Farewell, #3 ASIN B088K5W4DH
Never Say Chai, #4 ASIN B094WHQFTV

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07QHH9TSW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ misterio press (May 21, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 21, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2693 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #639,608 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,219 in Lawyers & Criminals Humor
- #1,552 in Psychic Mysteries
- #1,672 in Humor & Entertainment (Kindle Store)

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Amazon bestselling author Kirsten Weiss writes laugh-out-loud, page-turning mysteries. Her heroines aren’t perfect, but they’re smart, they struggle, and they succeed. Kirsten writes in a house high on a hill in the Colorado woods and occasionally ventures out for wine and chocolate. Or for a visit to the local pie shop. She's best known for her cozy and witch mystery novels. So if you like funny, action-packed mysteries with complicated heroines, just turn the page…

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Lori Herbst

Enjoyable first in series!

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024

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Very enjoyable book! Great characters — lots of humor without sacrificing depth. Fast-paced, page-turning plot. I look forward to more of these!

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john abbate

A good start to new series.

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020

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Abigail is finally realizing her dream of opening a tea shop when she stumbles over the body of her real estate agent. Worse than that, she finds out that he was a conman and had rented the same place to Hyperion Night who planned on opening a tarot studio. Even worse, both of their deposits had vanished. What follows is a fun cozy with lots of interesting characters and many twists and turns. The only downside for me was Hyperion Night. At several points in the book he went beyond quirky and straight into seriously obnoxious. This was so irritating that I almost put the book aside. As the story unfolds he seems to mellow somewhat; let's hope it keeps up in the next book.t

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VPomeroy

Terrific Cozy!

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2020

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Well-written, likeable characters, and great scone recipes!

I am giving it 5 stars because it contains no "cozy cliche catch-phrases", particularly the ever-annoying "moaned with pleasure" whenever someone eats something delicious - I hate that, and, thankfully, there's none of that in this book. There is also no need for editing - another plus. And, finally, there's none of the obsession with how the characters look; well, there are observations about the builder next door (handsome, etc), but those aren't excessive or obnoxious. No tediously frequent romantic fantasies, either.

The plot is decent, and I didn't guess whodunit until the end. Everything made sense and there were no loose ends, no cliffhangers. This book is a perfect example of how to write a good cozy.

Definitely will read the next book! Highly recommend - great light reading.

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Shirley B

Is it Tea or Tisane?

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020

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This is well written but a little light for my enjoyment. I did enjoy the detective and the main characters description of him. I had already read book 2 so that made it tough for me to get into this book.
If yiu are up for some light reading, give Steeped in Murder a read. Kirsten Weiss is worth your time.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2023

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I honestly did not think I would like this book from the beginning, but after the story surprised several laughs out of me, I had to finish it. The characters are quirky, fun, witty, and grow on the reader as the story progresses. The plot is fairly straight forward, and the story is a good one. I definitely recommend this book.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023

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Abigail Beanblossom’s dream of owning a tearoom in her California beach town may get derailed when her conman Realtor is found dead outside the location of her soon-to-be business, shortly after she learns he has double-rented the building to a tarot card reader. She has judgments about tarot readers stemming from her childhood with her hippy parents. She’s used a big chunk of her grandfather’s money to get the startup funds for her business. As much as she doesn’t like the tarot reader, she knows they will have to work together to save themselves and their fledgling businesses.

This was a fun start to a promising series. Well drawn characters, great settings, witty dialogue (the book’s opening line: “In my defense, the day didn’t seem that murdery.”), interesting plot, light hint of romance between two attractive men and Abigail, and recipes at the end - what’s not to like. I did find her last name sort of annoying, but that was the only drawback. I will read more in this series.

Weiss also writes the Perfectly Proper Paranormal Museum Mysteries (which I haven’t read yet) and the Wit’s End Cozy Mysteries (clever series about running a UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras); the Pie Town mysteries (fun read); the Doyle Witch Mysteries (excellent blend of magic, mystery, and murder); the Riga Hayworth Paranormal Mysteries (heavy on the magick, but features a great talking gargoyle) and the Sensibility Grey Steampunk Suspense historical mystery (haven’t read this either, but I do like the rest of her work).

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KarenVW

Fortune telling fun

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2023

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This is one of the many books that were free on Amazon and I loved it! It has a great group of characters surrounding an intriguing tea shop as well as fortune telling. Abigail has had her grandfather and Tomas but then is suddenly thrown together with Hyperion and Brik. It was fun and fast paced. I'm really looking forward to more adventures with them, especially with the tea and tarot room opening. It was fun to see Hyperion use the cards to help himself and the others.

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Too tired for details

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2023

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This book kept me up until I'm not coherent enough edit a review... Its funny, its cute, its engaging, and most importantly for a mom of three under 10, it's DRAMA FREE. No vital misunderstandings, no romantic frisson, no mortal enemies who must be made into friends. Just normal people living normal lives, a duckling, a possible retired mafia don, and a murder. Loved it.

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Julie

Steeped in mystery and murder

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2023

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I enjoyed this book. This book is a refreshing change to the normal cozy mysteries out there. The amount of knowledge and research the author must have done to bring two very different main characters to life and make them believable in there speciality subject really comes across. There is a lot of information on Tarot reading and tea blending but don't let that put you off because somehow in this story it works and makes the characters more interesting as they are so different but complimentary at the same time. However, it doesn't stop there, the side characters are just as quirky and interesting, even the normal pet required in a cosy is a very unusual choice but I love it and it works. The plot for the mystery was unusual but a good start to a series background story. The murder happened pretty quickly but then slowed down as the two main characters struggled over how to proceed with everything going on and a lot went on. There was a number of suspects and I was still guessing who the killer was when it was revealed. Just enjoyed the story and will be adding this series and author to my 'must read' list.
Abigail is excited to finally have saved enough money to start her dream job of owning a Tea shop, unfortunately she isn't the only one to have plans for the vacant shop. Hyperion a tarot reader also thinks he has just rented the building. Before they can sort out the misunderstanding the realtor who took both of there deposits is found dead, and they weren't the only ones the dead man conned. Out her deposit, Abigail can't afford to make her dreams a reality, unless she can learn to trust the annoying Tarot reader. That is of course if he isn't the killer. Can Abigail and Hyperion put there differences behind to catch a killer and solve who the rightful owner of the shop is?

Sandee L

A gem of a cozy mystery

Reviewed in Canada on May 30, 2019

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Another Kirsten gem! The first book in a new cozy mystery series that I couldn't put down until it was finished. Each character is charismatic and the story includes enough backstory to understand their prejudices. The mystery had enough complexity to keep me guessing even when I believed I had it figured out.
While this cozy murder mystery is centered around the challenges of creating a tearoom, it is also about the trust that exists or develops with family, friends, old relationships and new relationships. And of course, our heroine does a little bit of baking and tea drinking. The recipes for some of the deliciously described food and teas are included at the end.
I expected Kirsten's magic when I bought this book and she delivered completely!
I can hardly wait for the next book!