Pekoe
Most Poison
by Laura Childs
Cozy Mystery
18th in Series
A Berkley Prime Crime
Mystery (March 7, 2017)
An Imprint of Penguin
Random House LLC
Hardcover: 320
pages
ISBN-13:
978-0425281680
Kindle - ASIN:
B01KGZVXTK
Synopsis
In the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New
York Times bestselling author Laura Childs, Theodosia Browning
attends a “Rat Tea,” where the mice will play...at murder.
When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia
Browning is invited by Doreen Briggs, one of Charleston’s most
prominent hostesses, to a “Rat Tea,” she is understandably
intrigued. As servers dressed in rodent costumes and wearing white
gloves offer elegant finger sandwiches and fine teas, Theo learns
these parties date back to early twentieth-century Charleston, where
the cream of society would sponsor so-called rat teas to promote city
rodent control and better public health.
But this party goes from odd to chaotic
when a fire starts at one of the tables and Doreen’s entrepreneur
husband suddenly goes into convulsions and drops dead. Has his
favorite orange pekoe tea been poisoned? Theo smells a rat.
The distraught Doreen soon engages Theo
to pursue a discreet inquiry into who might have murdered her
husband. As Theo and her tea sommelier review the guest list for
suspects, they soon find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of
cat and mouse...
INCLUDES RECIPES AND TEA TIME
TIPS
Review: Ah the Tea Shop Mysteries. These are my very favorite! they are very smartly written and a little bit posh. I absolutely loved this book and the cover? It is glorious!
This is a stunning mystery that will keep your pages turning, especially with the historical detail. I always feel that I've learned a little something when I read on the books in this series.
I highly recommend this book and if you've not read this series, well, you should!
Review: Ah the Tea Shop Mysteries. These are my very favorite! they are very smartly written and a little bit posh. I absolutely loved this book and the cover? It is glorious!
This is a stunning mystery that will keep your pages turning, especially with the historical detail. I always feel that I've learned a little something when I read on the books in this series.
I highly recommend this book and if you've not read this series, well, you should!
About The Author
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling
author of the Tea
Shop Mysteries
, Scrapbook
Mysteries
, and Cackleberry
Club Mysteries
. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own
marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a
professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses,
enjoys fund raising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese
Shar-Pei dogs.
, Scrapbook
Mysteries, and Cackleberry
Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own
marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a
professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses,
enjoys fund raising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese
Shar-Pei dogs.
Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the
pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:
The
Tea Shop Mysteries 
- set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring
Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a
savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s
also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on
coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming
series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery
that is Charleston.
- set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring
Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a
savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s
also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on
coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming
series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery
that is Charleston.
The
Scrapbooking Mysteries
– a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans.
The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in
the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her
friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky
above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness
make their presence known here!
– a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans.
The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in
the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her
friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky
above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness
make their presence known here!
The
Cackleberry Club Mysteries
- set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a
rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three
semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club.
Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a
book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to
the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake
decorating, and a dash of spirituality.
- set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a
rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three
semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club.
Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a
book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to
the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake
decorating, and a dash of spirituality.
Laura’s Links:
Webpage - http://www.laurachilds.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laura.childs.31
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2 comments:
I love this series. I'm looking forward to reading Pekoe Most Poison and I want you to read more about the Rat Tea.
I am thrilled that you enjoyed Pekoe Most Poison. Thank you for recommending the entire series. Love, Laura Childs
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