{"product_id":"the-earl-grey-alibi-clara-finch-9798248435685","title":"The Earl Grey Alibi: A Honeyleaf Tea Room Mystery","description":"A food critic drops dead mid-sip at a private tea tasting. The blend was hers. The grudge was public. And the detective thinks she did it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLila Hartwell has poured everything into Honeyleaf Tea Room - her savings, her grandmother's recipes, and two years of stubborn belief that a tiny Cotswold village deserves great tea. So when her newly renovated shop hosts a grand reopening, complete with hand-blended Earl Grey and rosemary shortbread, she's determined that everything will be perfect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Gerald Ashworth walks through the door.\u003cbr\u003eThe celebrated food critic whose devastating review nearly destroyed Honeyleaf has come back for a second look. Lila grits her teeth, serves her best, and prays for a kinder verdict. Instead, she gets a corpse. Gerald collapses during the tasting, poisoned by a cup of her signature blend, and suddenly Lila isn't just a shop owner - she's the prime suspect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith her business under siege, her staff rattled, and a sharp-eyed detective named Rowan Pierce asking pointed questions about her grudge against the dead man, Lila does the only thing she can think of: she investigates. Armed with her knowledge of tea blending, an eye for detail she can't switch off, and the grudging support of her best friend Fern, Lila begins to untangle a case that is far more complicated than it appears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause Gerald wasn't drinking from the right cup. The poison wasn't meant for him at all. And the real target is still sitting at Lila's table. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Lila digs deeper - into forged reservations, missing tea tins, old rivalries, and a destroyed career that left someone with nothing to lose - she discovers that solving the murder means confronting the one thing she's spent her whole life avoiding: the hard, direct, uncomfortable truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Earl Grey Alibi\u003c\/b\u003e is the first book in the Honeyleaf Tea Room Mysteries - a cozy mystery series set in the Cotswolds, featuring a tea-blending amateur sleuth, a cast of village regulars you'll want to sit down and have a scone with, a will-they-won't-they detective, and a ginger cat named Bramble who is not impressed by any of it. Perfect for fans of Joanne Fluke, Laura Childs, and anyone who believes that a good cup of tea can solve almost anything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes recipes from Honeyleaf Tea Room and a reading group guide.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clara Finch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248435685\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Clara Finch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001123119359,"sku":"9798248435685","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-earl-grey-alibi-clara-finch-9798248435685","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}