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MURDER IN THE TEA LEAVES

Murder in the Tea Leaves, March 2024
Tea Shop Mystery #27
by Laura Childs

Berkley
Featuring: Theodosia Browning
320 pages
ISBN: 0593200985
EAN: 9780593200988
Kindle: B0C777ZCXN
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"Laura Childs’ Tea Shop Mysteries series is a definite must-read!"

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MURDER IN THE TEA LEAVES
Laura Childs

Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted March 3, 2024

Mystery Culinary | Mystery Cozy

In the latest installment of the Tea Shop Mystery series, Theodosia finds herself on the set of a movie called, Dark Fortunes. Reading the tea leaves is her easiest task, but now she must find out if the death of the film’s director is actually an accident or a real murder.

 

I absolutely love coming back to this world. Reading about Theodosia and Drayton always puts a smile on my face. There’s just something very comforting about their friendship and I have always loved Theodosia’s way of thinking. She’s never too rash, but she’s interesting enough that the book never feels too slow-paced or boring.

 

We have Laura Childs’ writing to thank for that. Out of all the Cozy Mystery authors out there, I have to say that my favorite is Laura Childs. I love how she unravels the story and mystery a bit at a time and keeps readers on their toes until the very end.

 

If you’re looking for a fun cozy mystery, I would highly recommend this one. There are so many amazing books already in this series and MURDER IN THE TEA LEAVES is no exception. Laura Childs’ Tea Shop Mysteries series is a definite must-read!

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SUMMARY

It’s Lights, Action, Murder as tea maven Theodosia Browning scrambles for clues in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.When Theodosia Browning reads the tea leaves on the set of the movie, Dark Fortunes, things go from spooky to worse. Lights are dimmed, the camera rolls, and red hot sparks fly as the film’s director is murdered in a tricky electrical accident.Or was it an accident? Though the cast and crew are stunned beyond belief, nobody admits to seeing a thing. And when Theodosia’s friend, Delaine, becomes the prime suspect, Theodosia begins her own shadow investigation. But who among this Hollywood cast and crew had murder on their mind? The screenwriter is a self-centered pot head, the leading actress is trying to wiggle out of her contract, the brand new director seems indifferent, and nobody trusts the slippery-when-dry Hollywood agent.Between hosting a Breakfast at Tiffany’s Tea, a Poetry Tea, and trying to launch her own chocolate line, Theodosia doggedly hunts down clues and explores the seemingly haunted Brittlebank Manor where the murder took place. And just when she’s ready to pounce, a Charleston Film Board member is also murdered, throwing everything into total disarray. But this clever killer will go to any lengths to hide his misdeeds as Theodosia soon finds out when she and her tea sommelier, Drayton, get caught up in a dangerous stakeout.INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

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BOOK SERIES

Tea Shop Mysteries

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

 

 

 

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