Welcome to Tea and a Good Word

 Hello, I'm Marilyn Leach, author of inspirational mysteries.

Do you enjoy English cozy's?  There are smashing stories right here at your fingertips.  My fun, brain-tickling whodunits are a terrific companion to a hot cup of tea and comfortable overstuffed chair on a crisp autumn afternoon. See what's on offer below and enjoy your read.  Cheers

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Who Lit the Whistling Kettle?

Marilyn's newest book release is here!

WHO LIT THE WHISTLING KETTLE

When Poppy Ellis moves from London to buy and operate a small village teashop in rural England, little does she know that intrigue will add spice to her new life there. A long boat, The Whistling Kettle, goes up in flames on the canal right behind her shop, and Poppy has to solve the crime before her new tearoom career goes up in smoke as well.

Purchase it  here. 

 Good Word of the Week

"The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse."

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Ebook now Available:

All Hallows Dead: A Berdie Elliott All Saints Mystery

How does a sixteenth century saint solve a twenty-first century mystery?

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 Have you ever wondered how an author cooks up Delicious Red Herrings, those characters that appear to be "the rat who did it" and keeps you guessing for pages? Click the link below to see how I create them for my mysteries. 

Go to:

 https://anindieadventure.blogspot.com/2019/02/cozy-mystery-week-recap-with-6-top.html

Cheers

Red Ascension balloons are not the only things disappearing from sight! A well-off widow starts the Ascension Day procession in a small English village, but has vanished by the end of the parade. And that's just the start to the whole mystery. Has she gone "Into the Clouds?"

Learn more about it here.

A new water feature for the church back garden in Aidan Kirkwood becomes a Lenten mystery when bones are unearthed from a shallow grave.

Dig into the truth with Up From the Grave:A Berdie Elliott Lenten Mystery 

Tell Me More

A Spring Read that will tickle your brain and add laughs along the way.

Up From the Grave

How about a Christmas whodoneit that tickles your brain and brightens the holiday spirit? 

CANDLE FOR A CORPSE

could be just your cup of holiday tea.

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