About the Series & World

Step into the gaslit streets and cozy parlours of Victorian England with Zia Bellamy. Her mysteries are rich with period detail, sharp-witted heroines, and puzzles that will keep you guessing until the very last page — perfect for readers who like their intrigue served with a warm cup of tea.

About the Author

There is a shop on Bellrose Lane in Bloomsbury where the tea is always warm, the cat is always watching, and someone in the neighborhood has almost certainly just been murdered.

Zia Bellamy writes the Tarot & Tea Leaves Mysteries — a Victorian cozy mystery series set in 1850s London, where a sharp-witted herbalist, a too-perceptive inspector, and a sixteen-pound orange tabby named Marmalade solve crimes that Scotland Yard would rather they left alone.

Her books are filled with the things she loves most: cobblestoned streets slick with rain, apothecary shelves lined with glass jars, friendships forged over strong tea and stronger opinions, slow-burn tension that builds across the entire series, and a ghost who absolutely refuses to stop meddling.

If you’ve ever wanted to curl up inside a Victorian mystery and never come out — welcome to Hawthorne & Wetherly. The kettle’s on.