Amanda Hampson author talk

Next date: Saturday, 10 May 2025 | 02:00 PM to 03:30 PM

Put the kettle on ... there’s trouble brewing.

We're thrilled to be hosting bestselling cosy crime author Amanda Hampson here at Kiama Library, where Amanda will be discussing the latest instalment in her hugely popular 'Tea Ladies Mysteries' series, The Deadly Dispute.

Filled with murder, mystery, nostalgia, and history – not to mention plenty of tea and biscuits - The Deadly Dispute offers a cracking mystery wrapped up in Amanda Hampson's signature charm and wit.

Books available for signing and purchase.

This is a FREE event, booking essential. Register online or call 02 4233 1133.

The Deadly Dispute

Deadly Dispute by Amanda Hampson It’s 1967, and we’re reunited with the tea lady detectives Hazel, Betty, and Irene. Hazel’s new job at the Sydney docks quickly turns perilous when she stumbles into the criminal underworld.

A million in gold coins has vanished from a cargo ship, and a dead body has washed ashore, leaving Hazel in over her head. Disillusioned with her life, Betty is led astray by a charismatic new friend, finding herself exposed in more ways than one – until a crisis drags her back to reality.

Living in a high-class brothel, Irene catches wind of a threat that could destroy her livelihood. She takes on the Maltese mafia, becoming involved in a dangerously sticky situation.

When one of the ladies disappears, the trio faces their greatest challenge yet, pushing their detective skills to the limit. It will take more than a glass of Hazel’s homemade wine to solve this one.

Filled with murder, mystery, nostalgia, and history – not to mention plenty of tea and biscuits - The Deadly Dispute offers a cracking mystery wrapped up in the charm and wit that only Hampson can deliver.

Amanda Hampson

Melbourne-based author Amanda Hampson has been writing professionally for more than 30 years and is the bestselling author of nine novels: The Olive Sisters, Two for the Road, The French Perfumer, The Yellow Villa, Sixty Summers, Lovebirds, The Tea Ladies, The Cryptic Clue, and her latest release The Deadly Dispute.

A runaway bestseller, The Tea Ladies won the 2024 Danger Awards for Best Crime Fiction and was shortlisted for 2024 Davitt Awards - Best Adult Crime and 2024 Ned Kelly Awards – Best Fiction.