Dragonwell Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery)
July 21, 2015 - Comment
Although Theodosia Browning barely knows a Phalinopsis from a Bog Rose, she still enjoys Charleston’s Spring Plantation Ramble, especially since she can promote her Indigo Tea Shop and her latest concoction, Dragonwell Sweet Tea. But the party’s over when Mark Congdon wins a bid for a rare orchid-and promptly dies. It looks like a simple
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the charm of historic Charleston The eighth book in a series called The Tea Shop Mysteries. Like the others, it is set in a charming tea shop in the beautiful historic district of Charleston, South Carolina run by the very likable Theodosia Browning. This one involves poisoned tea (something unfortunately already used in this series), rare orchids, charity fund raising, and international finance. I read this series for the charm and atmosphere of both the tea shop, and of Charleston, and both are fully present.
Dragonwell Dead The Indigo Tea Shop in Charleston’s historic district is doing well. Theodosia Browning even has a line of T-Bath products. Drayton, their tea blending expert, is planning new signature teas for the shop and getting used to the idea of an intern working with him. Then tragedy strikes at the Annual Plantation Ramble where Theo had supplied the refreshments. At first the death is ruled to be from natural causes but later it’s found to be murder and Theo promises to help find the killer, as the…
Another enjoyable Tea Shop Mystery Theodosia Browning loves living in Charleston, South Carolina, especially in the spring when flowers are blooming and several wealthy people open their gardens to the public for what is known as the Spring Plantation Ramble. Things go well until Mark Congdon, one of Theodosia’s friends, collapses of an apparent heart attack, which later proves to be a poisoning. Out of friendship Theodosia promises his widow, Angie, that she will do some amateur sleuthing and try to find Mark’s killer. There…