The Model Murder by Amanda Hampson

The new book in Amanda Hampson's bestselling Tea Ladies series, the award-winning Australian cosy crime that proves you should never underestimate a tea lady.

Sydney, 1968. When a popular local man is murdered, the police are quick to pin the blame on his glamorous model fiancée, who has since disappeared. Hazel isn't convinced. Suspecting a criminal cover-up, she rallies the tea ladies to investigate, a quest that quickly brings danger to her own door.

Meanwhile, Merl's long-buried family secret threatens to unravel the careful life she's built. When she stumbles on evidence that her detective son-in-law is corrupt, she has to swallow her pride and reunite with the other tea ladies to expose him. Betty has thrown herself into a local theatre group where there's more drama offstage than on, further complicated by her infatuation with the enigmatic leading man. And Irene is set on a new career as a debt collector, though her first case has rather more frustrations and obstacles than she bargained for, even with the help of a new weapon.

Four women, four storylines, one murder, and a great deal of tea.