Steeped in Murder

by Maggie Hartwell

FBT review:

Discover your next cozy indie mystery obsession with *Steeped in Murder* by Maggie Hartwell.

When burned-out city girl Penny Quinn returns to sleepy seaside Foxglove Cove to reopen her grandmother’s beloved Bluebird Tea Room, she expects scones and sea breezes—not a dead body and decades of small‑town secrets.

Perfect for fans of charming whodunits, cat companions, and character‑driven mysteries, this page‑turner blends atmosphere, wit, and a twisty plot that keeps you guessing to the final pour. If you browse indie bestseller lists and book blogs for your next eBook escape, this first-in-series mystery offers everything you love: an engaging amateur sleuth, a vividly drawn coastal town, and a story best devoured with a hot cup of tea.

Publisher Description:

A charming seaside tea room. A town full of secrets. And one very dead body.

When Penny Quinn left her city life behind and came home to the little harbor town of Foxglove Cove, all she wanted was to reopen her late grandmother's beloved Bluebird Tea Room and finally find some peace. Fresh scones, loyal regulars, a large and extremely opinionated gray cat named Earl Grey, and the gentle rhythm of a town that time forgot.

What she did not plan on was a murder.

When a body turns up and the quiet town she loves begins to close ranks, Penny discovers that Foxglove Cove has kept its sorrows hidden for decades, and that she has inherited far more than a tea room. She has inherited her grandmother's gift for noticing exactly what everyone else would rather forget.

With the help of a sharp-tongued shop assistant, a guarded bookseller with secrets of his own, and a cat firmly convinced he is running the investigation, Penny begins pulling at threads the town has spent forty years trying to keep buried. But someone in Foxglove Cove will do anything to keep the past where it belongs, and the closer Penny gets to the truth, the more dangerous her cozy new life becomes.

Warm, witty, and impossible to put down, Steeped in Murder is the first book in the Foxglove Cove Mystery series. Perfect for fans of clever amateur sleuths, small-town charm, and a mystery best solved with a fresh pot of tea.

Pour yourself a cup. Foxglove Cove is waiting.

Promotion: Jun 11, 2026 - Jun 14, 2026

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