The Deadly Dispute

When Hazel takes a new job as tea lady at the docks she does not anticipate the crime wave that is about to erupt. On her first day at work a body is found in the water near the docks. Then she learns that a large collection of gold coins have disappeared from a cargo ship. Two more dead bodies associated with the wharves and her boss attacked in the street and Hazel realises this is not a normal work environment.

Betty also has her problems. Disillusioned with her life she becomes involved with a young colleague who introduces her to life as experienced by the younger generation in 1967.

Irene also has worries of her own. As cleaner of a brothel she is concerned when her boss invests in another brothel and Irene notices that the businesses are being targeted by the local mafia.

Meanwhile the Tea Ladies Guild is attempting to raise money to assist the orphanage at the local convent.

In The Deadly Disputes, Amanda Hampson has written written another entertaining crime novel about a group of older ladies who are not afraid of solving crimes in their neighbourhood. Set in 1967 the book also revives memories of living in the 1960s. And when there is a problem, a cup of tea and a biscuit will always help. This is the third book in Tea Ladies Mystery series.