{"product_id":"the-tea-ladies-1","title":"The Tea Ladies","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wickedly witty cosy crime novel set in Sydney in the swinging sixties, ideal for fans of Richard Osman and Bonnie Garmus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey keep everyone's secrets, until there's a murder...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSydney, 1965: After a chance encounter with a stranger, tea ladies Hazel, Betty and Irene become accidental sleuths, stumbling into a world of ruthless crooks and racketeers in search of a young woman believed to be in danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, Hazel’ s job at Empire Fashionwear is in jeopardy. The firm has turned out the same frocks and blouses for the past twenty years and when the mini-skirt bursts onto the scene, it rocks the rag trade to its foundations. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWar breaks out between departments and it falls to Hazel, the quiet diplomat, to broker peace and save the firm. When there is a murder in the building, the tea ladies draw on their wider network and put themselves in danger as they piece together clues that connect the murder to a nearby arson and a kidnapping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut if there’ s one thing tea ladies can handle, it’ s hot water.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Hampson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46926358151337,"sku":"9781761344626","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9781761344626.jpg?v=1773884777","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/the-tea-ladies-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}