A Fatal Twist of Lemon: A Wisteria Tearoom Mystery -- Patrice Greenwood

from dschander

A pleasant cozy mystery set in a Victorian tearoom in Santa Fe. The characters are serviceable, but not remarkable, and the mystery often just seems like the catalyst for talking about other things, but the descriptions of the food and of Santa Fe were fun.

from jp90

While this was a sweet book, there seemed to be a lot lacking. The main theme of the story- that there was a murder in the tearoom right before it opened- never seemed to fit in with the rest of the story. It seemed like the author was trying too hard to fit everything into the book. There was to...

from MarianneBeth

I found this book to be enjoyable but not brilliant. I found the descriptions of the area and the food interesting, but felt they intruded into the story itself, whereas some things were not given enough development, such as the abrupt change in the detective's attitude, and the solution to the m...

from SandyMarshall

I got this book through librarything.com Early Reviewers, as an ebook. I almost stopped reading it after 10 pages - I thought the writing style was a bit amateurish. But I continued on and ended up enjoying it. I did like the characters and the tearoom. I give it 2-1/2 stars.

from Kaysbooks

Being a coffee drinker myself, I had to indulge in the world of Ceylon, Assam and other teas, but as these things were served so nicely with a almost over-the-top Victorian atmosphere, I didn´t mind. After having lost both her parents Ellen Rosings finally decides to open a tearoom in Santa Fe. J...