Murder in the Tea Leaves
About Murder in the Tea Leaves
Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery 27th in Series
Setting - South Carolina
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!
About Laura Childs
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries
Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:
A Tea Shop Mysteries 
A Scrapbooking Mysteries
A Cackleberry Club Mysteries
My Thoughts
Murder in the Tea Leaves by Laura Childs is the twenty-seventh A Tea Shop Mystery. I always look forward to reading Theo’s
latest adventure. Murder in the Tea Leaves can be read as a standalone for those new to the series or if you have
missed a book (or two) along the way. I
enjoyed catching up with Theo, Drayton, Hayley, Miss Dimple, and Earl
Grey. The story is easy to read, and it
moves along at a steady pace. There are descriptions of the food Hayley
prepares, the different teas, fashions, and rooms (the sets, the tea shop,
Theo’s home, historical society, etc.). The mystery was interesting. There is a small pool of suspects. There are clues to help readers solve the
whodunit before the reveal. I loved this
one scene near the end with Theo and Drayton.
I could envision the scene which was suspenseful and amusing. Delaine is her usual high strung, demanding
self (she thinks of only herself). Theo
needs to learn to say no to Delaine. I
enjoyed meeting the newest member of the Indigo Tea Shop. Murder in the Tea Leaves is a theatrical tale
with movie making, fruity teas, a dead director, a haunted attic, and a wild
ride.
Sounds like a great read.
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