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A DARK AND STORMY TEA

A Dark and Stormy Tea, August 2022
Tea Shop Mystery #24
by Laura Childs

Berkley
Featuring: Theodosia Browning
320 pages
ISBN: 0593200896
EAN: 9780593200896
Kindle: B09LH6VG4P
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"Laura Childs shows no signs of stopping with A DARK AND STORMY TEA!"

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A DARK AND STORMY TEA
Laura Childs

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted August 5, 2022

Mystery Cozy

Wow, twenty-four books in the Tea Shop Mystery series? Laura Childs shows no signs of stopping with A DARK AND STORMY TEA!

As a huge fan of Laura Childs’ writing, I was very much looking forward to reading this book and not surprisingly, this book delivered on all fronts! It has amazing mystery, charming and interesting characters, and an aura that captures readers’ attention and doesn’t let go until the last page.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A DARK AND STORMY TEA has a bit of a dark, spooky vibe to it, so I think the title fits it perfectly. I just love coming back to this world. The writing is always so well done; it has incredible pacing and execution, making it one of my favorite Cozy Mystery series. You really can’t go wrong with Laura Childs. When it comes to Mysteries, she is simply the best!

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It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia Browning's troubles. As she approaches St. Philips Graveyard, Theodosia sees two figures locked in a strange embrace. Wiping rain from her eyes, Theodosia realizes she has just witnessed a brutal murder and sees a dark-hooded figure slip away into the fog.
 
In the throes of alerting police, Theodosia recognizes the victim—it is the daughter of her friend, Lois, who owns the Antiquarian Bookshop next door to her own Indigo Tea Shop.
 
Even though this appears to be the work of a serial killer who is stalking the back alleys of Charleston, Lois begs Theodosia for help. Against the advice of her boyfriend, Detective Pete Riley, and the sage words of Drayton, her tea sommelier, amateur-sleuth Theodosia launches her own shadow investigation. And quickly discovers that suspects abound with the dead girl’s boyfriend, nefarious real estate developer, private-security man, bumbling reporter, and her own neighbor who is writing a true-crime book and searching for a big ending.
 

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BOOK SERIES

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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