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Pekoe Most Poison

By Laura Childs

By Laura Childs

By Laura Childs

By Laura Childs

By Laura Childs

By Laura Childs

Part of A Tea Shop Mystery

Part of A Tea Shop Mystery

Part of A Tea Shop Mystery

Category: Cozy Mysteries

Category: Cozy Mysteries

Category: Cozy Mysteries

Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Feb 06, 2018 | 320 Pages

Hardcover $26.00

Mar 07, 2017 | 320 Pages

Ebook $7.99

Mar 07, 2017 | 320 Pages

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    About Pekoe Most Poison

    In this reprint of New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs’s latest Tea Shop Mystery, 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 to promote 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. And as she reviews the guest list for suspects, she soon finds herself drawn into in a dangerous game of cat and mouse…

    About Pekoe Most Poison

    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

    About Pekoe Most Poison

    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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    About Laura Childs

    Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO of her own marketing firm, authored several screenplays, and produced a reality TV show…. More about Laura Childs

    About Laura Childs

    Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO of her own marketing firm, authored several screenplays, and produced a reality TV show…. More about Laura Childs

    About Laura Childs

    Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO of her own marketing firm, authored several screenplays, and produced a reality TV show…. More about Laura Childs

    Product Details

    Category: Cozy Mysteries

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Feb 06, 2018 | 320 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780425281697

    Category: Cozy Mysteries

    Hardcover | $26.00
    Published by Berkley
    Mar 07, 2017 | 320 Pages | 5-1/8 x 8 | ISBN 9780425281680

    Category: Cozy Mysteries

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Mar 07, 2017 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780698197398

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    Praise for the New York Times bestselling Tea Shop mysteries
     
    “Murder suits [Laura Childs] to a Tea.”—St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press
     
    “Tea lovers, mystery lovers, [this] is for you. Just the right blend of cozy fun and clever plotting.”—Susan Wittig Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Chance Olive Ranch
     
    “Brew yourself a nice pot of tea, and enjoy…It’s guaranteed to delight.”—Times Record News
     
    “A love letter to Charleston, tea, and fine living.”—Kirkus Reviews
     
    “With humor, plenty of action, and a tantalizing array of teas and recipes, Theodosia is sure to win more followers with this enjoyable whodunit.”—Publishers Weekly

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