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THE COZY TIMES
Weekend Edition
This is a weekly online publication focused on connecting cozy mystery readers to favorite cozy characters by way of their town's newspapers.
Today The Cozy Times is featuring the
Cruickshank College Clarion
The Clarion has some sad news to report this week.
Check it out!
Death of Dean Asquith
By: Student Staff Reporter Tara Mitchell
Dean Asquith, Cruickshank College's Dean
of Faculty, was found brutally murdered outside of Auntie Rose's Victorian Tea
House last night after the town wide tea party. It appears from early reports
that he was stabbed and/or poisoned, but police refuse to speculate until after
the autopsy, scheduled for this evening.
Witnesses state that along the tea walk,
during which college professors, instructors, and even the Cruickshank Board of
Governors strolled and visited tearooms, the dean had several testy
interactions. Most notable among the quarrels was one with Jason Murphy,
instructor of English Literature, who has recently been named in a grading
scandal involving Mac MacAlister, star of the Cruickshank Cruisers basketball
team. Murphy’s job is reportedly on the line, pending an investigation into the
allegations.
Auntie Rose's Victorian Tea House, one
of the stops on the town wide tea party, is owned by the grandmother of
Murphy's girlfriend, socialite chef Sophie Taylor, who was the provider of tea
and treats at their outdoor table. Taylor could not be reached for comment
about the murder. She has been a vocal supporter of Murphy's innocence in the
scandal.
Police will not confirm that Murphy is
under suspicion or that there is any connection between the dean’s murder and
the grading scandal, but inside sources state that the popular instructor has
long had a difficult relationship with Dean Asquith. We'll update as more
information becomes available!
*****
Sports ‘n Shorts
Cruickshank Cruisers Tank Without Mac!
The Cruisers’ b’ball battle against the
low-rated Bernard College Bulldogs was a blowout… for the Bulldogs. With star
Cruisers power forward Mac MacAllister sidelined by cheating allegations, the
boys just couldn’t rally, and it ended with a merciless 109 – 24 blowout.
*****
*****
Cruickshank College on the News!
Our glorious school was unfortunately in
the news for all the wrong reasons. Cruickshank College was on the front page
of the local pro newspaper, the Daily News, after Dean Asquith was found dead
at a tearoom in Gracious Grove. Time to take back our school name; Cruickshank
Pride!
*****
Wow.
Not a great way to get into the Daily News, Cruickshank.
The Cozy Time would like to thank Student Staff Reporter Tara Mitchell for her article, and a thank you to Cruickshank College for the wonderful clips from you paper.
GO CRUISERS!!!
That's this week's edition of
The Cozy Times
I hope you enjoyed!
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To learn more about the lovely town of
Gracious Grove, NY, and
it's residents, read the
Teapot Collectors Mystery series
by author
Amanda Cooper
aka Victoria Hamilton
Book Three ~ newest in the series
The national bestselling author of Shadow of a Spout invites readers back to the Finger Lakes town of Gracious Grove for more tea and murder...
Mid-October in the charming Finger Lakes town of Gracious Grove means it’s time for the annual Fall Fling Townwide Tea Party. The highlight of the festivities is a roaming tea-tasting, which includes a stop at Auntie Rose’s Victorian Tea House. Sophie Taylor would like to share her enjoyment of the event with her sort-of boyfriend, English teacher Jason Murphy, but Jason’s dean has accused him of falsifying grades to help an athlete at the local college. Steamed and stressed, Jason shows up the night of the party with bags under his eyes.
But the dean shows up under Sophie’s Japanese Maple later that night, murdered, and now Jason is suspected of far worse than fudging grade reports. It’s up to Sophie, her Nana, and their friends the Silver Spouts to pore over the clues to find out who really decided to teach the dean a lesson.
Mid-October in the charming Finger Lakes town of Gracious Grove means it’s time for the annual Fall Fling Townwide Tea Party. The highlight of the festivities is a roaming tea-tasting, which includes a stop at Auntie Rose’s Victorian Tea House. Sophie Taylor would like to share her enjoyment of the event with her sort-of boyfriend, English teacher Jason Murphy, but Jason’s dean has accused him of falsifying grades to help an athlete at the local college. Steamed and stressed, Jason shows up the night of the party with bags under his eyes.
But the dean shows up under Sophie’s Japanese Maple later that night, murdered, and now Jason is suspected of far worse than fudging grade reports. It’s up to Sophie, her Nana, and their friends the Silver Spouts to pore over the clues to find out who really decided to teach the dean a lesson.
Book One
Tucked away in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York is the charming town of Gracious Grove, where time moves slowly, gossip spreads quickly, and the scones are to die for…
When her fashionable Manhattan restaurant goes under, Sophie Taylor retreats to her grandmother’s cozy shop, Auntie Rose’s Victorian Teahouse, where serenity is steeped to perfection in one of her many antique teapots. The last thing Sophie expects is a bustling calendar of teahouse events, like her old friend Cissy Peterson’s upcoming bridal shower.
Not everyone is pleased with the bride-to-be’s choice of venue—like Cissy’s grandmother, who owns a competing establishment, La Belle Epoque, and has held a long-simmering grudge against Rose for stealing her beau sixty years ago. Tensions reach a boiling point when Cissy’s fiancé’s mother dies while sampling scones at La Belle Epoque. Now, to help her friend, Sophie will have to bag a killer before more of the guest list becomes a hit list…
When her fashionable Manhattan restaurant goes under, Sophie Taylor retreats to her grandmother’s cozy shop, Auntie Rose’s Victorian Teahouse, where serenity is steeped to perfection in one of her many antique teapots. The last thing Sophie expects is a bustling calendar of teahouse events, like her old friend Cissy Peterson’s upcoming bridal shower.
Not everyone is pleased with the bride-to-be’s choice of venue—like Cissy’s grandmother, who owns a competing establishment, La Belle Epoque, and has held a long-simmering grudge against Rose for stealing her beau sixty years ago. Tensions reach a boiling point when Cissy’s fiancé’s mother dies while sampling scones at La Belle Epoque. Now, to help her friend, Sophie will have to bag a killer before more of the guest list becomes a hit list…
Book Two
Avid teapot collector Rose Freemont takes a break from her Victorian tea house only to find a new mystery brewing elsewhere...
Leaving her home in Gracious Grove behind her, Rose is off to the annual convention of the International Teapot Collector’s Society. Her granddaughter Sophie is minding the tea house while she’s away. Rose is eager for tough cookie Zunia Pettigrew to appraise a prized antique teapot she believes may be a holy water vessel from China.
But when Zunia declares the pot a fake, Rose is really steamed. After Zunia’s found dead beside Rose’s dinged-in teapot, Sophie must rush to her grandmother’s aid and find the real killer—before Rose is steeped in any more trouble…
Leaving her home in Gracious Grove behind her, Rose is off to the annual convention of the International Teapot Collector’s Society. Her granddaughter Sophie is minding the tea house while she’s away. Rose is eager for tough cookie Zunia Pettigrew to appraise a prized antique teapot she believes may be a holy water vessel from China.
But when Zunia declares the pot a fake, Rose is really steamed. After Zunia’s found dead beside Rose’s dinged-in teapot, Sophie must rush to her grandmother’s aid and find the real killer—before Rose is steeped in any more trouble…
Learn more about author
Amanda Cooper/Victoria Hamilton
Amanda
Cooper/Victoria Hamilton Mysteries: www.victoriahamiltonmysteries.com
Amanda
Cooper/Victoria Hamilton Facebook: www.facebook.com/AuthorVictoriaHamilton
Teapot Collector
Mysteries Facebook: www.facebook.com/Amanda-Coopers-Teapot-Collector-Mysteries-296605927102353/
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Clever idea for promoting books. I enjoyed reading the news articles. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa. I love the book covers. Happy Saturday.
ReplyDeleteAnother great edition, love ready The Cozy Times, so informative and fun. Thanks.
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