HONEY DROP DEAD by Laura Childs

I don’t know how Laura Childs manages to keep things fresh, but HONEY DROP DEAD, the 26th book in the Tea Shop Mystery series is so fun and full of flavor that you don’t be able to resist it!

Theodosia is hosting a Honey Bee Tea but interestingly enough, a phony beekeeper shows up and ruins the entire affair. Now a victim is found dead and Holly Burns, the gallery owner who asks Theodosia to cater the tea, is heartbroken and panic-strewn. It’s up to Theodosia and Drayton to figure out what happened and catch the beekeeper who managed to get away from her.

What I found so interesting in HONEY DROP DEAD is that the action doesn’t happen behind the scenes too much. We get very detailed scenes from Theodosia’s perspective of her chasing after the beekeeper and seeing the weapon. It definitely amps up the suspense! I was pleasantly surprised by this fun change of pace. Childs’ books were fast-paced already, but I think she really kicked it up a notch with this book.

I highly recommend HONEY DROP DEAD. Laura Childs has really outdone herself and has given readers something to rejoice about. It makes me extremely excited to see what will be happening next in this wonderful series!

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SUMMARY

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 ground—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.

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

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