Ming Tea Murder

Zusatztext Praise for Steeped in Evil   “Perfectly steeped teas! tasty treats! and deadly deeds make the latest Tea Shop Mystery a real page-turner. This sophisticated mystery is well-crafted! cleverly plotted! and proves to be one of the strongest installments in the series. Several twists move the story along nicely before culminating in a full-out foot race through Charleston’s cobblestone streets.”— RT Book Reviews   “Ms. Childs has a distinctive style and pens books that leap to life out of the pages. Her writing provides a feast for the senses—sights! sounds! smells.”—Open Book Society Informationen zum Autor Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbooking Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO of her own marketing firm, authored several screenplays, and produced a reality TV show. She is married to Dr. Bob, a professor of Chinese art history, enjoys travel, and has two Shar-Peis. Klappentext It's scones and scandal for Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning in this Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs. Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black-tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her 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 crème de la crème of Charleston society is invited. Max even rented a photo booth to give guests a memory of the occasion. But Theodosia makes a grim discovery behind the booth's curtains: the body of museum donor Edgar Webster. When Max becomes a suspect, it's up to Theodosia to examine the life of the fallen philanthropist and find out who really wanted him to pay up… INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS! Berkley Prime Crime titles by Laura Childs ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 With drums banging and the sweet notes of a Chinese violin trembling in the air, the enormous red-and-gold dragon shook its great head and danced its way across the rotunda of the Gibbes Museum in Charleston, South Carolina. It was the opening-night celebration for the reconstruction of a genuine eighteenth century Chinese tea house, and the crème de la crème of society had turned out in full force for this most auspicious occasion. And even though black-tie events weren’t exactly topmost in Theodosia Browning’s comfort zone, there had been no easy way to refuse this particular invitation, especially when your handsome, hunky boyfriend was the museum’s public relations director. So here she was, applauding the music, mesmerized by the spectacle of the enormous dragon’s gaping jaws as it snapped and slapped above the heads of the excited crowd. Yes, the event was most impressive, Theodosia decided. Glowing red Chinese lanterns, stands of bamboo, elegant orchids, and miniature penjing trees had transformed the cold, marble rotunda into an exotic Asian garden. And then there was the food. Serving tables were laden with tempting bites of shrimp dumplings, honey-glazed pork buns, chicken satay, and miniature crispy duck rolls. Delicious! Of course, the real treasure was the Chinese tea house itself, purchased and deconstructed in Shanghai, then rebuilt board-by-board inside the museum. The blue-tiled, exotically peaked roof, gleaming cypress walls, and intricately carved sandalwood screens seemed tailor-made for an emperor and his courtesans. “I’m anxious to take a look inside,” Theodosia told Max, who was gazing about proudly if not a little distractedly. “We pulled it off,” said Max. “I can’t believe we actually pulled it off.” He sounded surprised that his PR efforts had yielded such a turnout. “Of course you did...

Product details

• Authors: Laura Childs
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.03.2016
• EAN: 9780425281659
• ISBN: 978-0-425-28165-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 170 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Tea Shop Mysteries; A Tea Shop Mystery; Tea Shop Mysteries; Tea Shop Mystery
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense