Pekoe Most Poison, Laura Childs
Pekoe Most Poison, Laura Childs
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Pekoe Most Poison

Author: Laura Childs

Narrator: Barbara McCulloh

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/07/2017


Synopsis

In New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs' newest Tea Shop Mystery, Theodosia Browning attends a "Rat Tea," where the mice will play.at murder. When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is invited by Doreen Briggs, one of Charleston's most prominent hostesses, to a "Rat Tea," she is understandably intrigued. As servers dressed in rodent costumes and wearing white gloves offer elegant finger sandwiches and fine teas, Theo learns these parties date back to early twentieth-century Charleston to promote better public health. But this party goes from odd to chaotic when a fire starts at one of the tables and Doreen's entrepreneur husband suddenly goes into convulsions and drops dead. Has his favorite orange pekoe tea been poisoned? Theo smells a rat. And as she reviews the guest list for suspects, she soon finds herself drawn into in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

About Laura Childs

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbooking Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life, she was the CEO of her own marketing firm, authored several screenplays, and produced a reality TV show. She enjoys travel, has two Shar-Peis, and is married to Dr. Bob, a professor of Chinese art history.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Vivian

I hate to rate this book so low as I have totally enjoyed this charming series from the beginning. However, I have noticed a change over the last few books - this one in particular. Where did all that snarkiness from Theodosia come from? She was never like that before - and I don't find it appealing......more

Goodreads review by Glen

Theodosia and company are catering a Rat teas, which goes back to olden days in Charlotte. Naturally, someone is poisoned. Desperate to clear her shop's name, Theodosia goes on the case. There's the usual secrets and crimes involved. Predictable, but not bad.......more

Goodreads review by Tina

The history of the "rat tea" was fasinating but left me a little squimish as the servers at the tea that Theodosia and Drayton attended were dressed as rats. I was not fond of the way Theodosia was protrayed in the beginning of the book with her perfectly waxed eye brows, it made her seem like a unr......more

Eighteen books in and the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs are still strongly brewed and refreshing! What can I say about PEKOE MOST POISON that hasn’t already been said about the other seventeen books in this series? I think all of the positive adjectives have been used, and rightly so. The one th......more