Theodosia Browning serves tea and solves crimes in Charleston, a city steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning,
Theodosia Browning serves tea and solves crimes in Charleston, a city steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.
It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out.
As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some angry, mechanized insect, deliberately crashes into the balloon next to them. An enormous, fiery explosion erupts, and everyone watches in horror as the balloon plummets to the earth, killing all three of its passengers.
Sirens scream, first responders arrive, and Theodosia is interviewed by the police. During the interview she learns that one of the downed occupants was Don Kingsley, the CEO of a local software company, SyncSoft. Not only do the police suspect Kingsley as the primary target, they learn that he possessed a rare Revolutionary War Union Jack flag that several people were rabidly bidding on.
Intrigued, Theodosia begins her own investigation. Was it the CEO’s soon-to-be ex-wife, who is restoring an enormous mansion at no expense? The CEO’s personal assistant, who also functioned as curator of his prized collection of Americana? Two rival antiques’ dealers known for dirty dealing? Or was the killer the fiancée of one of Theodosia’s dear friends, who turns out to be an employee—and whistle-blower—at SyncSoft?
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Disappointing Iâve followed this series from its origin. I loved the concept of a quaint tea shop, the recipes, and characters Iâve come to regard as old friends. Not to forget mysteries that most times surprise me. However, this latest offering leaves me a little irritated. Ms. Childâs consistently takes jibes at law enforcement, especially inferring we are constantly on attack mode and canât wait for the blood to fly. Itâs disheartening enough to hear it from the public that frankly, makes it own mess,…
Drayton most prominent I had not read any Laura Child books for a long time and thought I would read this one. Was pleasantly impressed with this one. Drayton was a big part of the book and have always liked his character. Soooo will read more soon
Not as good I have really enjoyed the books in the series in the past but the last few books have become kinda tired. The plots seem to be basically am the same, just variations. This book seems to also have slot of disconnects such as ( spoiler alert) who was the secret critic? Also, as noted by another reviewer, there is more of a lack of respect for law enforcement personnel not only by Theo but just about all of the characters. I’m not sure whether to continue with this series or not.