Pekoe Most Poison
by Childs, Laura
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 042528168X
- ISBN 13
- 9780425281680
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About This Item
New York, Berkley Prime Crime, 2017, hardcover, 303 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, New, Signed and inscribed by the Author to the original owner (named) on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in new, unclipped dustjacket bearing original price. The bestselling author of The Scrapbooking Mysteries and, The Cackleberry Club Mysteries, returns with a new story in her popular Tea Shop Mystery Series as Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning attends an historic Charleston 'rat tea' where the hostess' husband turns up dead. Appended are a selection of Indigo Tea Shop recipes, some Tea Time tips, and a section of Tea Resources. ISBN 9780425281680
Reviews
Pekoe Most Poison by Laura Childs is the eighteenth book in A Tea Shop Mystery series. Theodosia Browning and Drayton Conneley have been invited to a "Rat Tea" by Doreen Briggs. It gives Theo her first glimpse of Calhoun Mansion owned by Doreen and her husband, Beau (well, technically Doreen). Theo is shocked when the door is opened by a man with a rat head on his head and in a blue velvet Edwardian outfit. Doreen went all out for her Rat Tea (the history of this tradition is in the book). Things are progressing smoothly until one of the servers gets too close to a candle at the head table. The centerpiece catches fire, and quick thinking Theo flings tea on the fire. A short time later, Beau Briggs starts coughing, choking and clutching at his throat after drinking his orange pekoe tea. It is soon obvious that Beau was poisoned. After giving her statement to Detective Pete Riley (his boss, Burt Tidwell is away at a conference), Theo heads back to the Indigo Tea Shop. Theo is happy to leave this investigation with the police until she gets a call from Drayton. Drayton, in turn, received a frantic call from Doreen. She is extremely distraught and wants Beau's death looked into by Drayton and Theo. If Drayton does not get Theo to agree, he will lose the grant money promised to the Heritage Society (which they desperately need) by Doreen (she wants a little quid pro quo). Theo admits (to herself) that she is curious, and agrees to investigate Beau's death. It does not take long for Theo to be sorry she ever agreed to help the distressed widow. Will Theo find the culprit or end up the killer's next victim?
Pekoe Most Poison was just a delight to read. I found the book to be well-crafted, easy to read, and contain engaging characters. It was lovely to revisit the Indigo Tea Shop, Theo, Drayton, and friends. I started reading Pekoe Most Poison and quickly found myself engrossed in the story. This is the type of cozy mystery that I love. The mystery was complex with twists and turns (and misdirection). If a reader pays close attention, they will be able to solve the mystery before the killer is revealed. I liked the new romantic interest for Theo. It will be interesting to see how it plays out in future books (for which I hope there are many). I give Pekoe Most Poison 5 out of 5 stars. I wish more authors created cozy mysteries like Pekoe Most Poison (and the other books in this series). I think that Pekoe Most Poison could be read alone, but I believe it would be helpful to read the earlier books in A Tea Shop Mystery. Reading Death by Darjeeling will give you background information on Theodosia, the Indigo Tea Shop, and the other supporting players (Drayton, Hayley, Burt Tidwell). At the end of the book are recipes, tea tips, and resources. The only downfall to Pekoe Most Poison is we must wait a year for another A Tea Shop Mystery.
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- Bookseller
- West of Eden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10330
- Title
- Pekoe Most Poison
- Author
- Childs, Laura
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 042528168X
- ISBN 13
- 9780425281680
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2017-03
- Keywords
- Cozy; Detective and mystery fiction; Feminine; FICTION; Mystery & Detective; Mystery fiction; Parties; Poisoning; Women Sleuths
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