The Clockwork Teacup

About this book

In the hidden magical district of modern Boston, twenty-one-year-old barista Maeve Gallagher runs a comforting haven known as the Hearthstone Tea Room. When an esteemed alchemist is found poisoned at his favorite corner table clutching an intricate puzzle box, Maeve becomes the prime suspect. Questioned by the magical authorities, Maeve recounts her amateur investigation through a tense frame narrative. However, her fragmented memories, sleepwalking habits, and tendency to embellish the truth make her a highly unreliable narrator. As she secretly decodes the puzzle box, she crosses paths with an ambitious alchemy student and a rigid magical enforcer conducting his own parallel investigation. Together, they must navigate a web of academic rivalry, cursed artifacts, and hidden ley lines. Maeve must unravel the alchemist's final riddles and confront the gaps in her own memory to expose the true killer and restore peace to her beloved community.

Book details

Genres:

Cozy Mystery, Urban Fantasy

Language:

en

Published:

2026-06-20

Content rating:

PG-13