Cyanide and Sensibility Cover Reveal

When I got an email about a book called Cyanide and Sensibility, I could not have replied faster! Y’all know about my goal of reading all Austen retellings and so it continues. And this book by Katie Oliver is definitely on the list.

It’s the third book in her Jane Austen Tea Party series and as you can probably guess from the title, it’s based on Sense and Sensibility. But before I spill everything in the intro, let’s take a look at the book!

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Synopsis (from Goodreads)

Murder is on the menu and Phaedra Brighton is called on to serve up justice in the latest Jane Austen Tea Society Mystery.

While Phaedra Brighton might not have a Mr. Darcy (yet), she’s quite content with her loving family and loyal cat. Phaedra’s sister Hannah is the Jane to her Elizabeth, and Phaedra is ecstatic that Hannah has decided to move home for her next adventure—opening a business.

All of Laurel Springs is out in full force to celebrate the grand unveiling of Hannah’s new patisserie, Tout de Sweet, including local celebrity Rachel Brandon. Hannah is a master of her craft, with confections so divine, one bite will make you think you’ve died and gone to heaven.

Of course, you never want that to happen literally.

When one of Hannah’s famous dark chocolate cupcakes sends Rachel’s assistant to the hospital with poisoning, Hannah begs for Phaedra’s help to save her reputation and budding business. But Phaedra has more questions than Who was the cupcake actually meant for? And how far is the culprit willing to go to take their target off the menu—permanently?

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Cover Reveal

Now that we know a little about the book (AND MURDER!), let’s take a look at the cover!

Isn’t it cute AF?! The cat. The baked goods. The dress! And the caution tape! What more could you want?! Like the blurb on the book cover says: It’s Agatha Christie and Jane Austen!

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About the Author

Katie Oliver loves a cozy mystery… and Jane Austen novels. So she put the two together to create Professor Phaedra Brighton, an intelligent, outspoken Austen scholar who teaches nineteenth-century literature at Somerset University, a small liberal arts college located in Laurel Springs, Virginia.

When Phaedra lands in the middle of a puzzling murder mystery, she enlists the help of the members of the Jane Austen Tea Society, her good friends Lucy Liang and Marisol Dubois.

Ms. Oliver resides in South Florida with her husband, her computer, and an ever-growing stack of cozy mysteries waiting to be read.

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