Pekoe most poison
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Tea Shop mysteries (Laura Childs) volume 18.
Series:
Tea shop mystery ; volume 18.
Published:
New York, New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2017.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
311 pages ; 21 cm.
Status:
Ashland Adult Detective
D CHILDS
Description
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
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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Language:
English
ISBN:
042528168X, 9780425281680
Notes
Description
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.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Childs, L. (2017). Pekoe most poison. New York, New York, Berkley Prime Crime.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Childs, Laura. 2017. Pekoe Most Poison. New York, New York, Berkley Prime Crime.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Childs, Laura, Pekoe Most Poison. New York, New York, Berkley Prime Crime, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Childs, Laura. Pekoe Most Poison. New York, New York, Berkley Prime Crime, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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