Pekoe Most Poison
Pekoe Most Poison by Laura Childs is a reissue published by Penguin on February 6, 2018, featuring 320 pages in English. In this installment of the Tea Shop Mystery series, Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop, is invited to a unique event known as a “Rat Tea.” This gathering, hosted by prominent Charleston socialite Doreen Briggs, features servers in rodent costumes and aims to promote public health through rodent control. However, the event takes a dark turn when a fire erupts and Doreen’s husband collapses, leading Theodosia to suspect foul play.
Readers will find Theodosia navigating a web of intrigue as she embarks on a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. With the help of her tea sommelier, she examines the guest list for potential suspects, uncovering secrets and motives along the way. This cozy mystery not only delves into the world of amateur sleuthing but also includes recipes and tea time tips, enriching the reading experience with culinary elements related to the story.
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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
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