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In the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs, Theodosia Browning attends a "Rat Tea," where the mice will play...at murder.
 
When Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning is invited by Doreen Briggs, one of Charleston's most prominent hostesses, to a "Rat Tea," she is understandably intrigued.  As servers dressed in rodent costumes and wearing white gloves offer elegant finger sandwiches and fine teas, Theo learns these parties date back to early twentieth-century Charleston, where the cream of society would sponsor so-called rat teas to promote city rodent control and better public health.
 
But this party goes from odd to chaotic when a fire starts at one of the tables and Doreen's entrepreneur husband suddenly goes into convulsions and drops dead. Has his favorite orange pekoe tea been poisoned? Theo smells a rat.
 
The distraught Doreen soon engages Theo to pursue a discreet inquiry into who might have murdered her husband. As Theo and her tea sommelier review the guest list for suspects, they soon find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse...

INCLUDES RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS


From the Hardcover edition.

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This book is part of the "A Tea Shop Mystery" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Jasmine Moon Murder First published 2004 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

Gunpowder Green First published 2002 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

Chamomile Mourning First published 2005 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.5/10

Shades of Earl Grey First published 2003 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

Death by Darjeeling First published 2001 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.4/10

The English Breakfast Murder Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.7/10

Sweet Tea Revenge First published 2013 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

Ming Tea Murder First published 2015 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.5/10

Devonshire Scream Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.5/10

Steeped in Evil Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

Blood Orange Brewing Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

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