Twisted tea Christmas /
by Childs, Laura [author.].
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BookSeries: Tea shop mystery ; #23.Publisher: New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2021]Description: 328 pages ; 21 cm.ISBN: 0593200861 :.Subject(s): Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction | Homicide -- Fiction | Detective and mystery stories | Christmas stories | Mystery fictionSummary: "A haunted house with a real-life corpse land tea maven Theodosia Browning in hot water in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are catering a Victorian Christmas party at a swanky mansion in downtown Charleston for Drucilla Heyward, one of the wealthiest women in town. As the champagne flows and the tea steeps, Drucilla is so pleased with the reception by her partygoers that she reveals her secret plan to Theodosia. The Grande Dame has brought the cream of Charleston society together to reveal that she is planning to give her wealth away to various charitable organizations. However, before she can make the announcement, Theodosia finds her crumpled unconscious in the hallway. It looks like the excitement has gotten to the elderly woman-except that there is a syringe sticking out of her neck"-- Provided by publisher.
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Booklist, September 15, 2021
Publishers Weekly, August 30, 2021
Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2021
Library Journal Prepub Alert, March 23, 2021
"A haunted house with a real-life corpse land tea maven Theodosia Browning in hot water in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are catering a Victorian Christmas party at a swanky mansion in downtown Charleston for Drucilla Heyward, one of the wealthiest women in town. As the champagne flows and the tea steeps, Drucilla is so pleased with the reception by her partygoers that she reveals her secret plan to Theodosia. The Grande Dame has brought the cream of Charleston society together to reveal that she is planning to give her wealth away to various charitable organizations. However, before she can make the announcement, Theodosia finds her crumpled unconscious in the hallway. It looks like the excitement has gotten to the elderly woman-except that there is a syringe sticking out of her neck"-- Provided by publisher.
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