Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Tea Is for Toxin
Karen Sue Walker · 2021
76/100
👍 Worth It
The second book in a cozy mystery series that has clearly found its audience — the ghost-chef device continues to add warmth and humor that elevates this above the standard amateur-sleuth formula, and the outsider-investigator setup gives the mystery a fresh angle. Best entered from book one for full context, but the series strength at ten-plus volumes speaks for itself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety82
substance76
craft76
originality74
accuracy78
hype68
age_fit82
human_eye76
Penny’s verdict76
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