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Tea Shop Mystery #26
Berkley
August 2023
On Sale: August 8, 2023
320 pages
ISBN: 0593200950
EAN: 9780593200957
Kindle: B0BLTT3TCN
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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 of the New York Times bestselling series.

Theodosia’s Honey Bee Tea was an elegant affair set in Charleston’s 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 groundβ€”dead.

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’t seem to have a clue, when old-line politicos don’t want questions asked, Holly begs Theodosia to run a shadow investigation and help restore her gallery’s good name.

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’s political opponent; and Mignon Merriweather, the dead man’s 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.

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Tea Shop Mysteries

Death by Darjeeling
DEATH BY DARJEELING
#1.0 β€’ May 2001
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Gunpowder Green
GUNPOWDER GREEN
#2.0 β€’ March 2002
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Shades of Earl Grey
SHADES OF EARL GREY
#3.0 β€’ January 2003
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The English Breakfast Murder
THE ENGLISH BREAKFAST MURDER
#4.0 β€’ August 2003
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Jasmine Moon Murder
JASMINE MOON MURDER
#5.0 β€’ July 2005
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Chamomile Mourning
CHAMOMILE MOURNING
#6.0 β€’ February 2006
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Blood Orange Brewing
BLOOD ORANGE BREWING
#7.0 β€’ March 2007
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Dragonwell Dead
DRAGONWELL DEAD
#8.0 β€’ March 2007
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The Silver Needle Murder
THE SILVER NEEDLE MURDER
#9.0 β€’ March 2008
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Oolong Dead
OOLONG DEAD
#10.0 β€’ March 2009
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The Teaberry Strangler
THE TEABERRY STRANGLER
#11.0 β€’ March 2010
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Scones & Bones
SCONES & BONES
#12.0 β€’ March 2011
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Agony Of The Leaves
AGONY OF THE LEAVES
#13.0 β€’ March 2012
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Sweet Tea Revenge
SWEET TEA REVENGE
#14.0 β€’ March 2013
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Steeped in Evil
STEEPED IN EVIL
#15.0 β€’ March 2014
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Ming Tea Murder
MING TEA MURDER
#16.0 β€’ May 2015
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Devonshire Scream
DEVONSHIRE SCREAM
#17.0 β€’ March 2016
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Pekoe Most Poison
PEKOE MOST POISON
#18.0 β€’ March 2017
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Plum Tea Crazy
PLUM TEA CRAZY
#19.0 β€’ March 2018
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Broken Bone China
BROKEN BONE CHINA
#20.0 β€’ March 2019
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Lavender Blue Murder
LAVENDER BLUE MURDER
#21.0 β€’ March 2020
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Haunted Hibiscus
HAUNTED HIBISCUS
#22.0 β€’ March 2021
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Twisted Tea Christmas
TWISTED TEA CHRISTMAS
#23.0 β€’ October 2021
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A Dark and Stormy Tea
A DARK AND STORMY TEA
#24.0 β€’ August 2022
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Lemon Curd Killer
LEMON CURD KILLER
#25.0 β€’ March 2023
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Honey Drop Dead
HONEY DROP DEAD
#26.0 β€’ August 2023
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Murder in the Tea Leaves
MURDER IN THE TEA LEAVES
#27.0 β€’ March 2024
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Peach Tea Smash
PEACH TEA SMASH
#28.0 β€’ August 2024
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High Tea and Misdemeanors
HIGH TEA AND MISDEMEANORS
#29.0 β€’ March 2025
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Death at a Firefly Tea
DEATH AT A FIREFLY TEA
#30.0 β€’ March 2026
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