Madame Pompette Drinks with the Devil

Somebody could murder a pint...

Autumn is deepening in Saint-Luke's-Upon-the-Water, and Charlotte Pompette, ex-circus fortune teller turned tea shop owner, is looking forward to quieter days. With the village settling into its cozy rhythms, her biggest concerns are moderating a local vendetta, keeping Delphi and Tarot out of mischief, and nursing an increasingly grouchy Inspector Owen back to health.

Until local pub landlord Denny Horne is found hanging in his cellar, that is.

Suicide seems the obvious verdict. Denny was drowning in debt and divorce proceedings. But when eager young Sergeant Honey Brice asks for Charlie's help on her first solo case, Charlie's instincts tell her something's not quite right about Denny's death.

Reluctantly adding "Police Consultant" to her many job titles, Charlie finds herself untangling a case so twisted that even her sharpest cold-reading skills are put to the test. And there's one place she absolutely will not go: that pub cellar. It's dangerous territory, and Charlie knows better.

Until she has no choice.

As secrets surface and danger closes in, Charlie discovers that sometimes a fortune teller has to risk everything to catch a killer. And that rescue might come from the most unexpected quarter...

Charming, witty, and devilishly twisty, Madame Pompette's Tea Shop returns with another cozy mystery adventure perfect for fans of Agatha Raisin and The Thursday Murder Club.