Thursday, August 17, 2023

Spotlight: Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs (Blog Tour/Tour-Wide Giveaway)

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Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs


About Honey Drop Dead

 

Honey Drop Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery) 

Cozy Mystery 25th in Series 

Setting – South Carolina 

Berkley (August 8, 2023) 

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages 

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593200950 

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593200957 

Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BLTT3TCN

The murder of a political bigwig at a Honey Bee Tea sends Theodosia Browning buzzing for answers in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Theodosia’s Honey Bee Tea was an elegant affair set in Charleston’s new Petigru Park amid newly planted native grasses and a community beekeeping project. But when a phony beekeeper shows up and sprays toxic smoke at the guests, the party erupts in chaos. Worse yet, a shot rings out and Osgood Claxton III, candidate for state legislature, falls to the ground—dead. Holly Burns, the gallery owner who asked Theodosia to cater the tea, is understandably heartbroken. A man is dead, her guests are angry and injured, and the paintings that were on display are left in tatters. When the police don’t seem to have a clue, when old-line politicos don’t want questions asked, Holly begs Theodosia to run a shadow investigation and help restore her gallery’s good name. Between hosting a Wind in the Willows Tea and a Glam Girl Tea, Theodosia questions everyone that had a bone to pick with Claxton. This includes Booker, an angry outsider artist; Lamar Lucket, Claxton’s political opponent; and Mignon Merriweather, the dead man’s soon-to-be ex-wife. But the investigation becomes a political hot potato following a second murder, the revelation of a messy affair, a chase through a swamp, and a vandalized shop.

 

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

About Laura Childs

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.

Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:

The Tea Shop Mysteries – set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.

The Scrapbooking Mysteries – a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!

The Cackleberry Club Mysteries – set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.

Laura’s Links:   Website –  Facebook 

Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Bookshop.org – PenguinRandomHouse – 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS 

August 8 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW 
August 8 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
August 9 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW 
August 9 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW 
August 10 – The Mystery of Writing – SPOTLIGHT 
August 10 – The Plain-Spoken Pen – REVIEW
August 11 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT 
August 11 – The Book Diva's Reads – AUTHOR GUEST POST   
August 12 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
August 12 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
August 13 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT 
August 13 – Cassidy's Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT 
August 14 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT 
August 14 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT 
August 15 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST 
August 15 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW
August 16 – Angel's Guilty Pleasures – SPOTLIGHT 
August 16 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
August 16 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT 
August 17 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
August 17 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT 
August 18 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
August 18 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
August 19 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
August 20 – The Mystery Section – SPOTLIGHT 
August 21 – My Reading Journeys – SPOTLIGHT

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2 comments:

  1. pilch92August 17, 2023 at 7:34 PM

    Looks good , but the cover is making me hungry. :)

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  2. messymimiAugust 17, 2023 at 9:33 PM

    Tea would be my favorite "meal" time of the day if I could swing it more often. I think I'd enjoy this one.

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