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Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"An evening's work deciding on the class schedule for her scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up her heels. But after some strange noises draw her into Oddities , the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela's night is abruptly put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio cabinet --and into her arms. While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise, Carmela never thought he...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 15
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning investigates after a body turns up in a wine barrel at a fancy wine-tasting party in South Carolina.
4) Eggs on ice
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Christmas season at the Cackleberry Club cafe is marred by murder. Some say that casting crusty attorney Allen Sharpe as Scrooge in the Kindred Players production of "A Christmas Carol" is just playing to type. He's not the most beloved man in town. In fact, you'd have a dickens of a time finding someone who liked him. Still it's a shock when the Ghost of Christmas Past stabs him during the first rehearsal.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"While Petra handles the breakfast rush at the Cackleberry Club, the cafe's other two owners, Suzanne and Toni, head to Memorial Cemetery to help prepare for its 150th anniversary celebration. But as they search the winding paths for the historical society tent, they discover something else out of place: the body of ex-prison warden Lester Drummond lying facedown in someone else's freshly dug grave. In the small town of Kindred, everyone knows everyone,...
Author
Series
A tea shop mystery volume 19
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Theodosia Browning investigates a Charleston steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. While viewing the harbor's Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow's walk of Timothy Neville's Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories to his death. But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister...
Author
Series
A tea shop mystery volume 22
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Language
English
Description
"Tea maven Theodosia Browning brews up trouble in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. It is the week before Halloween and Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, and her tea sommelier, Drayton, are ghosting through the dusk of a cool Charleston evening on their way to the old Bouchard Mansion. Known as the Gray Ghost, this dilapidated place was recently bequeathed to the Heritage Society,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A possible serial killer on the loose sends tea maven Theodosia Browning into a whirlwind of investigation in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia Browning's troubles. As she approaches St. Philips Graveyard, Theodosia sees two figures locked in a strange embrace. Wiping rain from her eyes, Theodosia realizes she has just witnessed a brutal murder and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her hunky, handsome boyfriend, Max, who directs public relations for the Gibbes Museum in Charleston. Max has organized an amazing gala opening for an exhibit of a genuine eighteenth century Chinese teahouse, and the creme de la creme of Charleston society is invited. In the exotic garden staged in the museum's rotunda, a Chinese dragon dances...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 17
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Tea shop owner Theodosia Browning's life heats up when a gala at a local jewelry store serves up heists and homicide alongside her herbal teas... Catering a high-class trunk show at Heart's Desire Jewelry is a shining achievement for Theodosia and the Indigo Tea Shop. After all, a slew of jewelers, museums, and private collectors will be there to showcase their wares and sip some of Theo's best blends. But just as Theo settles in to enjoy the fruits...
11) Egg drop dead
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"In Laura Childs's New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni--co-owners of the Cackleberry Club Café are back to track down another bad egg... Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets ofthe Cackleberry Club Café success, so Suzanne doesn't mind going out to Mike Mullen's dairy farm to pick up some wheels of cheese. She's looking forward to a nice visit with the mild-mannered farmer...
12) Scorched eggs
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their longtime friend at County services, Hannah Venable, dies in a fire, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni, vowing to find the arsonist, investigate a possible connection with the nearby Prairie Star Casino.
13) Gilt trip
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Louisiana businessman Jerry Earl Leland served only a fraction of his five-year sentence for white-collar crime, thanks to some political connections and a few greased palms. But he won't have long to enjoy his freedom... After Jerry Earl's early release, his wife, Margo--a much-married Garden District doyenne--throws an extravagant Get Out of Jail Free Party, complete with a Zydeco band, champagne ice luge, and waiters in ties and tails. The guest...
14) Honey drop dead
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 26
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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...
15) Crepe factor
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The Winter Market in the French Quarter is in full swing, but murder isn't taking a holiday in the latest Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. The holidays are a busy time for scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand--but not so hectic that she doesn't have time to enjoy browsing the booths at the Winter Market with her best friend Ava. The last thing the ladies expect to see is a thrashing man stabbed by a serving...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. It's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the French Quarter. Some are very spooky and veiled, others are tall and gangly, like strange aliens. As the parade proceeds, Carmela Bertrand and her best friend, Ava, follow behind,...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 25
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"High tea and high fashion turn deadly in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Tea shop entrepreneur Theodosia Browning has been tapped to host a fancy Lim�on Tea in a genuine lemon orchard as a rousing kickoff to Charleston Fashion Week. But as fairy lights twinkle and the scent of lemon wafts among the tea tables, the deadly murder of a fashion designer puts the squeeze on things. As the lemon curd begins to sour,...
Author
Series
Tea Shop Mystery volume 14
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Edition.
Language
English
Description
Tea shop owner and bridesmaid Theodosia Browning investigates when the groom is literally late on the couples' big day.
Author
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market ed.
Physical Desc
320 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
The owners of the Cackleberry Club caf�e--Suzanne, Toni, and Petra--investigate when Suzanne makes a die delivery to funeral director Ozzie Driesden and discovers his dead body lying on his embalming table.
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Suzanne, Toni, and Petra lose their husbands but find independence when they open the Cackleberry Club. Then their cozy cafe becomes the scene of a crime when a lawyer dies with a secret on his lips and egg on his face. What this all has to do with a religious cult and Suzanne's past could put her own life on the line.