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Honey Drop Dead, A Tea Shop Mystery<\/em><\/strong>, by Laura Childs\"Honey<\/p>\n

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Honey Drop Dead<\/em><\/h2>\n

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The murder of a political bigwig at a Honey Bee Tea sends Theodosia Browning buzzing for answers in this latest installment<\/strong>
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Theodosia\u2019s Honey Bee Tea was an elegant affair set in Charleston\u2019s new Petigru Park amid newly planted native grasses and a community beekeeping project. But when a phony beekeeper shows up and sprays toxic smoke at the guests, the party erupts in chaos. Worse yet, a shot rings out and Osgood Claxton III, candidate for state legislature, falls to the ground\u2014dead.<\/p>\n

Holly Burns, the gallery owner who asked Theodosia to cater the tea, is understandably heartbroken. A man is dead, her guests are angry and injured, and the paintings that were on display are left in tatters. When the police don\u2019t seem to have a clue, when old-line politicos don\u2019t want questions asked, Holly begs Theodosia to run a shadow investigation and help restore her gallery\u2019s good name.<\/p>\n

Between hosting a Wind in the Willows Tea and a Glam Girl Tea, Theodosia questions everyone that had a bone to pick with Claxton. This includes Booker, an angry outsider artist; Lamar Lucket, Claxton\u2019s political opponent; and Mignon Merriweather, the dead man\u2019s soon-to-be ex-wife. But the investigation becomes a political hot potato following a second murder, the revelation of a messy affair, a chase through a swamp, and a vandalized shop.<\/p>\n

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery)<\/a><\/b><\/u><\/u>
\nCozy Mystery<\/b>
\n25th in Series<\/b>
\nSetting \u2013 South Carolina<\/b>
\nBerkley (August 8, 2023)<\/b>
\nHardcover \u200f : \u200e 320 pages<\/b>
\nISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0593200950<\/b>
\nISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0593200957<\/b>
\nDigital ASIN \u200f : \u200e B0BLTT3TCN<\/b><\/p>\n

To purchase\u00a0Honey Drop Dead<\/em>, click on the following links \u2013\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0B&N<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Kobo<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Bookshop.org<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0PenguinRandomHouse<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Laura Childs \u2014 Author of Honey Drop Dead<\/em><\/h2>\n

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Laura Childs<\/strong>\u00a0is the New York Times bestselling author of the\u00a0Tea Shop Mysteries<\/a>,\u00a0Scrapbook Mysteries<\/a>, and\u00a0Cackleberry Club Mysteries<\/a>. 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 fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.<\/p>\n

Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:<\/p>\n

The Tea Shop Mysteries\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 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\u2019s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

The Scrapbooking Mysteries<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 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\u2019 spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!<\/p>\n

The Cackleberry Club Mysteries<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 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\u2019s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.<\/p>\n

To stay caught up with Laura, click on the following links: Website<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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