About this ebook
When a beloved teapot vanishes from Lavender Lane Bookshop, freelance writer Iris Chen has forty-eight hours to find it—before the bookshop's tenth anniversary celebration is ruined.
The teapot isn't just porcelain and paint. It's the heart of the Friday tea hour tradition, a promise made to a dying mother, and the only thing holding a grieving community together.
As Iris questions the bookshop's regulars—a struggling artist, a widow hiding financial ruin, a barista worried about a missing friend—she discovers that everyone is carrying secrets. And one of them is desperate enough to steal.
But solving this mystery means more than returning a stolen object. It means understanding what home really means, what forgiveness costs, and whether a woman who's been running from her past can finally choose to stay.
Perfect for fans of cozy mysteries with heart, bookish settings, and found family warmth.
A gentle mystery. No violence. All heart.
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About the author
Sophie Howlr writes stories for the "quiet hours."
She believes that a good mystery doesn’t need to be loud, violent, or stressful to be gripping. Instead, she invites readers into Lavender Lane, a place where the tea is always hot, the books have a history of their own, and the puzzles are just enough to keep the mind engaged without keeping you awake at night.
As the author of The Bookshop Tea Hour Mysteries, Sophie’s mission is simple: to provide a sanctuary for "busy brains." Her stories are intentionally low-stakes, heartfelt, and completely free of gore—the literary equivalent of a warm blanket on a rainy afternoon.
When she isn’t crafting "boring" little mysteries, Sophie can be found in the back corner of a local bookstore, sipping oolong and wondering what secrets are hidden between the pages of old manuscripts.
GLIMMR Tales is a fiction imprint under GIZIPP Publishing, Indonesia. We publish original fiction from Indonesian writers and adapted editions of world classics in Indonesian and English — spanning lyrical prose, experimental fiction, and mystery.
