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Steeped in Suspicion (A Pebble Cove Teahouse Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Eryn Scott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,173 ratings
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“A ghost mystery for readers who don’t usually enjoy the paranormal.”

Pebble Cove is not the sleepy coastal town Rosemary remembers from her childhood. Ghosts are everywhere, and only she can see them.

When Rosemary Woodmere inherits her estranged grandmother's Victorian teahouse, she doesn’t expect to also inherit a ghost named Asher from the 1920s.

Things get weirder for Rosemary.

Her grandma was supposedly murdered.

A body washes up on the beach, and the police suspect her of the man's murder.

She's trying to navigate her newfound ability to talk to ghosts.

And she doesn't even know the first thing about tea.

Rosemary's experience as a librarian hasn't prepared her to solve a murder, but everyone around her is steeped in suspicion, and she has to find the truth before someone else ends up dead.

Readers, this is the first book in a completed cozy mystery series by Eryn Scott. These books are all clean with no gore and no swearing. The ghosts are the only paranormal aspect in the series. And there are definitely cats because ... well, there has to be. :)

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Escape to Pebble Cove - Steeped in Suspicion
A ghost mystery for readers who do not usually enjoy the paranormal
Grab some tea and help solve a murder or three - Matcha Do About Murder and A Score to Kettle

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086JRYT9L
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kristopherson Press (April 20, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 20, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2788 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 ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B087HDKNBY
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 2,173 ratings

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Eryn Scott is the author of heartwarming cozy mysteries. Her novels feature close friendships and strong families because those are the most important things in her life -- a little humor doesn't hurt either.

She calls the Pacific Northwest home and doesn't plan on changing that anytime soon. Eryn loves to hike, horseback ride, knit, ski, and read. She believes musicals are the greatest thing since lattes, even though she's not particularly good at singing or dancing -- hey, a girl can dream, right?

She has two completed cozy mystery series. Pepper Brooks, a six book set, is based on some of the greats in classic literature. Each book features a different author from Shakespeare to Austen. The Pebble Cove Teahouse Mysteries are perfect for readers who like a pinch of paranormal in their mysteries. There are eight books in that completed series. Eryn's also has a few ongoing series. One is set in a little town called Stoneybrook. The Stoneybrook Mysteries follow local jam-maker Hadley James as she solves mysteries in her town's year-round farmers market. From deceased knitters to sabotaged florists, these crafty citizens keep Hadley and her twin brother, a deputy sheriff, on their toes. Her ongoing series, Whiskers and Words Mysteries, is all about a woman who runs a bookshop that doubles as a rescue cat sanctuary. Her newest series, A Murder at the Morrisey, is perfect for fans of Only Murders in the Building. It follows Meg and a cast of living and ghostly residents as they solve mysteries in their downtown Seattle apartment building.

You can visit her website or press the "Follow" button above to learn about her new releases.

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Veronica
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story fast read
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2024
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Story keeps moving. No long boring flashbacks, they are quik and concise. Descriptions are short and very well written you can see them manifest in your mind. Always something new happening you don't want to put it down.
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Katherine Schmitt
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun paranormal cozy mystery
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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This was a fun cozy mystery with some paranormal elements. Rosemary has just inherited her grandmother's home and tea shop on Pebble Cove. Rosemary hasn't been to Pebble Cove since her mother and grandmother had a falling out 10 years prior.

Rosemary learns from Asher, a ghost who grew up in the home, that her grandmother didn't die or natural causes, but was murdered. Rosemary tried to talk to the police, but when a man's body washes up on the beach behind the house, the police are more interested in his death than that of an 89 year old woman with a heart condition.

I really enjoyed this story and I look forward to more in the series.
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Sonja J. George
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book club read
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
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This is a fun book. Great for book club as there is a lot of ideas to discuss. The characters are interesting. The way the book ended makes you want to know more of Asher’s history. There are so many branches of this story yet to be read, so now I’m wanting to read book two.
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C. Trussell
3.0 out of 5 stars Tea and ghosts
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022
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I scrupulously avoid books with ghosts, but I was already into it and I enjoy Eryn Scott’s writing so I finished what turned out to be another well-plotted book with likable characters—even the ghosts, one of whom is a cat who is the former mayor of town. You’ve got to like a small town that elects a cat as mayor. This was one of the charms of small-town life that beckoned Rosemary to stay after she arrived to decide the disposition of her grandmother’s home she’d inherited. When she’s implicated in the death of a visitor town, the sheriff requests she stay in town for a while. When she becomes involved with investigating the death of her grandmother, her ties to the house, the town, and Asher, the ghost who helps her, change her mind about leaving.
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Nadine Vrijhof
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting! LOVED it!
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022
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What a great start! And it never once dropped or dragged: I loved the book from start to finish! Well written, which makes it so much easier to really immerse yourself in a book. It helped that I really connected to the main character Rosemary. She’s not good at small talk with people (although she learns), loves getting lost in a book, she’s open, honest, and real; she’s my kind of girl! She’s so sweet you can’t help but love her. I loved how I realized about the ghost before Rosemary did LOL. That was so funny. And I must say, I really loved the ghost too. I so loved this book, I’m really very enthusiastic. I’m in love with the story, the setting, the characters, including the ghost, no, sorry, Asher prefers to be called spirit. I did know whodunit much earlier than Rosemary did, but somehow that didn’t take away from the suspense, it was that good. Rosie has found her home and it made me feel at home too! The book gave me a good feeling. At the end of the book, there’s an offer to read the first chapter of the book from Asher’s POV and I jumped at the chance! A fun read that I recommend to all cozy mystery readers.
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@daybaby16
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2023
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I liked this book, it took me a bit to get into it, but once I did it was an easy read and a feel good mystery at the end of it all.
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Loving mysteries & yoga
5.0 out of 5 stars Entire series is very special. Highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
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This entire series is wonderful. The author has crafted a touching relationship and done that with subtlety and depth. I recently completed the entire 8-book series, each with several layers of mystery. Each book got better than the last. Around book 6, I started wondering how it could possibly wrap up -- sad or happy? One of my theories played out. I had read one other series by this author and liked it, so I gave this one a try. I'm SOOOO happy I did. I thoroughly enjoyed the entire journey.
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Colleen
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2021
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I think I have found another new favorite author of cozy mysteries. I just finished reading this first book in the Pebble Cove Teahouse Mystery series and was enthralled by it. It is well written, whimsical, and filled with mystery. A young girl, Rosemary, is left a house and tearoom at Pebble Cove by her deceased grandmother. Along with deciding if she should keep the property and endeavoring to figure out who killed her grandmother, made especially difficult because the whole town seems to think her grandmother died from natural causes, she also discovers she can see and speak with ghosts. The scenes with Rosemary and ghost named Asher are so intriguing and endearing. I look forward to reading more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tearrific book
Reviewed in Canada on November 6, 2020
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This book had me intrigued from the first page. Such a fun book and now i just HAVE to get the next in the series.
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NatBagwag
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2020
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I chose to read this simply because it looked like a quick read which I could fit in before the end of my holiday and it was an amazon freebie! I loved it!!!

It offered me escapism into a world of seaside villages, friendly ghosts and tea rooms. It really is not my usual type of book but it felt like an old fashioned who Dunnit?! It reminded me of the books I would read as a child.

The writing style was great, it was easy to read and you could stop and pick up whenever. I really liked the lead character, I really felt I could gel with her. I don't believe in ghosts at all, but this left me wishing I did and that I could have a ghost friend.

There is a full series to get your teeth into, I have added book 2 on to my to read list!!
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MikeC
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable introduction to the world of Pebble Cove.
Reviewed in Australia on September 2, 2020
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Steeped in Suspicion was a fun, lighthearted, cosy mystery telling the story of a young woman who inherits her Grandmother's house and tea shop in the quirky seaside town of Pebble Cove. There she meets a motley array of characters including her neighbours, Daphne and Carl, and a ghost who lives in the house, Asher.

When Rosemary discovers her Grandmother was murdered and didn't die of a heart attack as everyone claims she is soon on the trail of her Grandmother's killer with the help of Asher and the ghost of the town's former Mayor, a cat named Meow.

I enjoyed this story. I was in the mood for a quick read that was engaging and Steeped in Suspicion was definitely both of those things.

This was the first story by Eryn Scott I've read, but it won't be the last. I'll definitely read more in the series.
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Maya
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2023
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The premise of this book sounded perfect - what's better than a combination of tea and a murder mystery? Not much.

I found it a little difficult to get into this book because I'm not used to reading the style of writing, but once I got about half way through I flew through the rest.

If you're looking for a cosy mystery that's fast-paced, easy to read and twisty, this is the one for you!I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Grab that cup of tea and get ready for a good read!
Reviewed in Canada on May 20, 2020
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Steeped in Suspicion takes the reader on a twisted emotional journey to find justice for a loved member of Pebble Cove. With the return of her estranged granddaughter and the help of several ghostly friends including Meow the once mayor of the town and a CAT justice is meted out on several fronts. Not only will you enjoy reading this book but you will be left with a taste for more!
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