A tea-curdling scream

“I’d like to make a toast,” Florence said. “To Miss Penelope Price and her AntiquiTeas tearoom, both most welcome additions to Pacific Grove. Young lady, I believe your aunt would be quite proud.”

Penelope struggled to find the right words to say, so filled with gratitude and emotion was she. She opened her mouth to speak, but all anyone heard was a blood-curdling scream.

And then Penelope’s world came crashing down.

Excerpt #5 - One Lump or Two
a cozy mystery by JS Devivre
coming late 2015/early 2016