The Bishop’s Garden Party – Paperback

A poisoned dessert. Four hundred suspects. And a cat caf owner facing ruin.

The Bishop’s Garden Party is Cadminster’s grandest summer event, and Eden Metcalfe has made the mistake of agreeing to cater it.

Four hundred scones, mountains of strawberries, an enormous tea urn-and one formidable guest who could decide the future of her Crooked Cat Caf.

Then the Diocesan Secretary collapses after eating her strawberries and cream.

By nightfall, she’s dead.

Everyone assumes it was an allergic reaction. Until hospital tests reveal something far more sinister.

Someone deliberately poisoned her. And Eden’s caf served the food.

With customers deserting her and her lease under threat, Eden must find the killer before she loses everything.

But among four hundred respectable guests, suspects aren’t hard to find. Behind the polite smiles lie bitter grudges, hidden motives, and a troubling question: who could have reached the victim’s plate?

Even the kindest man in the diocese may have something to hide.

Then a wicker basket appears on Eden’s doorstep. Inside is a tabby kitten and a cryptic Latin message about a shepherd who kept silent.

It’s the third mysterious delivery. And someone knows far too much about Eden’s past.

With her caf failing, suspicion mounting, and old secrets threatening to surface, Eden must discover who poisoned the Diocesan Secretary-and why someone is sending her warnings disguised as gifts.

Fortunately, she has her loyal staff and a collection of inquisitive rescue cats, including one light-pawed ginger troublemaker.

But the closer Eden gets to the truth, the less certain she becomes about whom she can trust.

The Bishop’s Garden Party is a charming British cat cozy mystery featuring a compassionate former hospital chaplain turned amateur sleuth, lovable rescue cats, eccentric cathedral characters, and a cleverly plotted murder filled with intriguing clues and unexpected twists.

Perfect for readers who love cat caf mysteries, traditional British whodunits, charming English towns, intelligent female amateur sleuths, and heartwarming stories of friendship and second chances.

A clean, standalone cozy mystery with no graphic violence or profanity, a satisfying, fairly clued solution, and plenty of summer atmosphere, cathedral intrigue, freshly baked treats, gentle humour, and feline mischief.

Four hundred people came for strawberries and cream. One never went home. And Eden Metcalfe is determined to discover who spoiled the party.