Honey Drop Dead

Tea Shop Mysteries, Book 26

De: Laura Childs

Narrado por: Barbara McCulloh

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!

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Great!

Funny, mystery. Well written as usual. Can’t wait her be.next book. Anyone who has read her books will be excited for more to come. This is favorite series.

Fantastic series

Love this series. This story was fantastic as all this author’s other books. Her books never disappoint. The narrator does an excellent job with the voices of each character

inconsistant

In the Beginning the murderer Tossed the gun ... Then it was supposedly still being used by the Killer!

Laura Childs Has Another Winner!

Loved the plot. Characters were interesting and loved how Laura kept me on the edge of my seat til the ending.

Disappointing

I am sad to say, but my favorite tea cosy either has jumped the shark or whatever ghost writer has been employed has not read the original books.

What happened to Theo and Drayton? Theo has turned into an inconsiderate know it all busy body that is mean, shallow and gets exited over magnetic eyelashes. She acts like a 12 year old teenager in dire need of a time-out and not like an intelligent 30 something business owner. Drayton begs for car chases? The police act like bumbling fools who can’t do their jobs and Theos boyfriend gives her insider police info instead of a reality check regarding her behavior. Delane has always been grating but these days she so intensely unlikable, it’s a mystery why Theo or anyone else in town even talks to her.

The last couple of books have been difficult to listen to due to the juvenile behaviors of the character and instead of this series getting back to its former standard, instead it’s getting worse. If this is a feeble attempt to garner the interest of a younger audience, the author is doing everyone a disservice. This book was filled with nothing but unlikable, self centered and mean characters. Shame on the author for destroying a lovely series