1 Paperback (348 pages)

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Barbour Publishing

8/1/2005

4/11/2006

Ron Benrey / Janet Benrey

1593108702

9781593108700

$9.97

Book Description Etienne Makepeace, England's celebrated "Tea Sage," vanished without a trace in 1966, leaving the whole of Great Britain wondering what became of the famed radio personality. Forty years later his hastily buried remains are discovered beneath two sickly Assam tea bushes in the Royal Tunbridge Wells Tea Museum's tea garden-along with the pistol that killed him. Nigel Owens, curator, and Flick Adams, tea chemist, are thus embroiled in the second mystery to threaten the integrity of the museum. Are they in over their heads this time?

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• A Top Notch Cozy! (5)
  "The Final Crumpet" is the second offering in the marvelous "Royal Tunbridge Wells Mystery" series written by Ron and Janet Benrey. Once again, the Benreys allow us to share the adventures of Nigel Owens and Flick Adams, the director and the curator of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Tea Museum in Tunbridge Wells, England.
  
  While tending to some rather sick Assam bushes in the museum's garden, a body is uncovered. It turns out to be the remains of Britain's noted "Tea Sage," Etienne Makepeace, missing for forty years. When news gets out that the famous tea expert has been found, the media descend like locusts upon the hapless museum staff. As Nigel and Flick try valiantly to handle the situation, the bank that funds the museum threatens to withdraw their support, appalled by the unwelcome notoriety. Nigel and Flick, who are falling in love, must discover just how Makepeace found his way into their garden. It is clear that solving the mystery might be their only chance to save the museum. But the secrets that may have led to the tea expert's early demise are not the love struck pair's only problem. They each house their own deeply held secrets. The real mystery lies not only in the truth about Etienne Makepeace but in the ability of the wily sleuths to handle the truth about each other.
  
  Written in a style reminiscent of Agatha Christie, this cozy is a mystery lover's delight. Nigel's British sensibilities create the perfect foil for his American partner's lovable spontaneity. "The Final Crumpet" is a novel that requires a cozy fire, a comfy chair, and a delicious cuppa. It is highly recommended.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Great new series! (5)
  This was the first book I read by these authors and I was so thrilled with it! I love both cozy mysteries and christian fiction and this book is both. The characters are wonderful, believeable and make you want to reach out and hug them. I read this entire book in one day, I just couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more by these delightful authors!
• You'll love it! (5)
  I loved the Benrey's first tea mystery, Dead as a Scone, so I had high expectations of The Final Crumpet. It didn't disappoint me! While keeping many of the delightful elements from the first book - Nigel and Flick, and the English town of Royal Tunbridge Wells - Crumpet's plot is larger, reaching back to the 1960's to spies and missing persons. How this all relates to the world of tea and its museum is thoroughly entertaining and intriguing. I highly recommend it.