Theodosia Browning was asked to join in the annual
Charleston Point-to-Point Race sponsored by the Wildwood
Horse and Hunt Club when one of the members suffered an
accident. Theo is doing great until her horse balks at a
noise right before a jump; Theo loses her seat and is
thrown. While assessing herself for injuries she sees
blood on the ground in front of her, but it isn't hers; it
belongs to the dead woman slumped against the split rail
fence. And, talk about coincidence, the woman is not only
the sister of Theo's ex-lover, Jory Davis; the deceased was
also recently seen in a heated face-to-face confrontation
with Theo.
Detective Burt Tidwell, who has always urged Theo to leave
his murder cases alone, surprises her by hinting she could
be of some help in finding Abby Davis's killer. Perhaps
more people would talk to a civilian than to a police
detective. Abby had recently transferred to a Charleston
television station as an anchorwoman from Savannah, and
stepped on a lot of people to get to the top of her
profession. She was investigating several things -- a
secret society in Charleston and a millionaire's kidnapped
son among them. Could Abby's snooping in either of these
matters have caused her death? Oh, and since Theo has
been snooping in Abby's life, her own life is put at
risk. Then, there is Theo's personal life juggling
Parker, her current boyfriend, and Jory, her ex.
OOLONG DEAD is entertainment at its finest, with murder,
mystery, and mayhem running through the swiftly turning
pages. The Indigo Tea Shop's personnel, Drayton Conneley
and Haley Parker, are front and center as are several of
the familiar shopkeepers on Church Street. Laura Childs
has a rare talent for creating cozy series featuring
bright, interesting, and strong heroines. May Ms. Childs'
pen -- or her imagination -- never run dry.
Delicious recipes, tea-time tips, opera, and murder—in a
national bestselling mystery series that’s “quickly become a
favorite of readers.”(Mystery Reader)
While riding her horse in a race through the South Carolina
Lowcountry, Theodosia Browning finds her arch nemesis, Abby
Davis, dead. What’s more, the victim’s brother is
Theodosia’s old flame. Who’d have guessed they’d be reunited
through cold-blooded murder? Theodosia’s investigation takes
her from the Lowcountry thicket to the backstage maze of a
darkened theater where a maestro of murder waits for the
next cue. All proving that when it comes to high drama,
Theodosia can give Verdi a run for his money.
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