Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour! I’m happy to shine a spotlight on Masher of Ceremonies: A Vintage Kitchen Mystery by Victoria Hamilton! This is book 13 in this cozy mystery series and includes a vintage recipe! A fundraiser for the local historical society nearly goes bust when someone fills the coffers with blackmail and murder . . .

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Cozy Mystery
13th in Series
Setting – Michigan
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beyond the Page
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1966322535
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GXGQV1L4

About the Book:

The annual Tea With the Queen fundraiser always makes for a festive weekend in Queensville, drawing visitors from far and wide and giving local shops a welcome boost. This year, vintage kitchenware collector Jaymie Müller is running the event, and she’s got her hands full organizing old and new volunteers along with a surly catering crew. Then her master of ceremonies tells her he’s being blackmailed but can’t go to the police, and before Jaymie can sort that out she stumbles over a dead body at the tea.

Despite the demands of keeping the event up and running, Jaymie can’t help puzzling over the murder. There’s no concrete evidence linking the cretin behind the blackmail scheme to the dead body, so she begins questioning everyone connected to the blackmail, hoping to expose the killer. And just as she discovers a web of relationships that leads her to the culprit, she realizes that the Tea With the Queen may have been a royal pain, but outwitting a blackmailer and catching a killer may be the death of her . . .

About the Author:

Victoria Hamilton is the pseudonym of nationally bestselling romance author Donna Lea Simpson. Victoria is the bestselling author of three mystery series, the Lady Anne Addison Mysteries, the Vintage Kitchen Mysteries, and the Merry Muffin Mysteries. She also writes a Regency-set historical mystery series, starting with A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder. Visit her website. 

Author Links: 

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Purchase Links: 

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• May 16 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• May 16 – Twirling Book Princess – RECIPE
• May 16 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
• May 17 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
• May 17 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
• May 18 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• May 18 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – RECIPE
• May 18 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• May 19 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• May 19 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• May 20 – Sarcastically Yours, Jen – RECIPE
• May 20 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 
• May 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• May 21 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• May 21 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – SPOTLIGHT
• May 22 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
• May 22 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
• May 22 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

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