Tempest in the Tea Leaves by Kari Lee Townsend (Berkley Prime Crime Mystery, 2011) (A Fortune Teller Mystery)First of a new series. Sunny (Sylvia) Meadows, daughter of a Doctor and Lawyer, moves from New York City to Divinity New York to be a psychic. Along the way, a house (named Vicky) and a cat she names Morty finds her. However, it's not smooth sailing. On her first week in town, one of her clients dies, and she's the number one suspect. Sunny wants to clear her name, and the Mayor decides that she is to partner with the cop investigating the murder. Skeptic doesn't describe Detective Mitch Stone's opinion of Sunny's profession. He's determined to put her in jail for the murder, and have Morty put in a pound.
The book was good, tedious in places, but it has possibilities as a good series.
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