Tea With Jam & Dread

Cape Cod tearoom owner Lily Roberts leaves New England for old England to attend a party for an aristocratic centenarianbut what goes on there is anything but noble . . Long ago, Lilys grandmother Rose worked as a kitchen maid at Thornecroft Castle, and now Elizabeth, dowager countess of Frockmorton, is celebrating her one hundredth birthday. Rose still has fond feelings for her onetime employer, so a group trip to Yorkshire is planned. Its also an opportunity for Lily to visit her boyfriend, whos currently working in Englandand to indulge in some British tea. Much has changed, however, and the ancestral home is now a luxury hotel, which will be closed for a week to accommodate the big bash, much to the chagrin of Elizabeths grandson, Julienleading Lily to overhear an argument among the younger generation about the fate of the family fortune. Little do they know that Elizabeth plans to sell the famous Frockmorton Sapphires out of the family for the first time in centuries . . The icing on the cake comes when the jewels suddenly vanishand things really go nuts when a party guest dies from an allergic reaction to almonds that someone smuggled into Lilys coronation chicken sandwiches. Now shell have to scour the property to find out who would commit murder in such a manor . .