Lavender Blue Murder (Tea Shop Series #21)
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- Author：Laura Childs
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Editor Reviews
01/20/2020
At the outset of bestseller Childs’s agreeable 21st Tea Shop mystery (after 2019’s Broken Bone China), Theodosia Browning, the owner of the Indigo Tea Shop in Charleston, S.C., and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are attending a bird hunt at Creekmore Plantation when their host, pharmaceutical company CEO Reginald Doyle, is found fatally shot in his neighbor’s lavender field. Reginald’s hysterical widow asks Theodosia, who has a reputation as an amateur sleuth, to help with the investigation. Later that evening, the main plantation house burns down, and days later Reginald’s daughter-in-law goes missing and is presumed dead. Theodosia and Drayton proceed to interview all the usual suspects, including the victim’s widow, his business partners, and the plantation caretaker, much to the chagrin of Pete Riley, Theodosia’s police detective boyfriend. An appendix collects the recipes from the Indigo Tea Shop mentioned in the story, including candied edible flowers. Cozy fans will be more than satisfied. Agent: Sam Pinkus, Keystone Literary. (Mar.)
Reviews
KrisAnderson_TAR
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Lavender Blue Murder by Laura Childs is the twenty-first A Tea Shop Mystery. I look forward to each new installment of A Tea Shop Mystery series. This is one of the two series that got me interested in cozy mysteries. I picked up Death by Darjeeling and quickly devoured it. I hurried back to the bookstore to pick up the next two books in the series (that was all that was out at that time). Theodosia Browning and Drayton Conneley are at Reginald Doyle’s estate participating in an old English bird hunt. Well, Theo is shooting while Drayton is holding his gun like it is a “plague infested rat”. The hunting party ends when their host is found shot in a nearby lavender field. That night the mansion is set on fire and then Fawn Doyle, the victim’s daughter-in-law, disappears. A distraught Meredith asks Theo to investigate and find who is responsible for these terrible events. Theo is too curious to say no. Lavender Blue Murder is a well-crafted novel with developed characters set in a beautiful city. I just love descriptive images of Charleston and Theo’s charming shop plus her home (makes me want to live there and own a bookshop next to the Indigo Tea Shop). At the tea shop, they have a Gone with the Wind Tea complete with the staff in costumes and a Lavender Lady Tea. The mystery had a multiple suspects, secrets were revealed and good clues. The story moved along quickly with Theo asking questions and nosing around. The take down scene was delightful. I like the relationship Theodosia has with Drayton. They are more than co-workers. They are good friends who respect each other and enjoy each other’s company. I like how Drayton participated in the mystery. It added humor to the story with Drayton’s reactions. Haley, Miss Dimple, and Detective Burt Tidwell are back along with Theo’s beau, Detective Pete Riley. Theo is having her kitchen remodeled (new cabinets made with reclaimed barnwood). It will be beautiful when it is done, but Theo is having a hard time with chaos (you know how she loves to cook). Lavender Blue Murder was over far too soon and now I must wait a year for the next A Tea Shop Mystery. Lavender Blue Murder is an enchanting cozy mystery with a weeping widow, a surplus of suspects, tasty tea, loads of lavender, blaring bagpipes, and a spooky séance.
TheCozyReview
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From Berkley Publishing, the 21st book Lavender Blue Murder in the tasty tea cozy series, "A Tea Shop Mystery" from author Laura Childs. "A Tea Shop Mystery" tea cozy series and the latest addition in this series is a fantastic read by a talented and ingenious writer who knows how to describe her subject and makes tea into a mystery everyone will want to solve. Theo and Drayton are captivating characters that readers will want to spend endless hours with. Other characters play a smaller role but are equally impressive. And Earl Gray is just adorable. The setting of Charleston is romantic, historical and gives readers a sense of stepping back in time into the high society days of the Victorian and Gilded age. This book could have used a bit more of Theo's boyfriend and could have benefitted from a more in-depth background on Theo and other characters for those who have not read the series from the beginning. The suspects in this tea cozy book are intriguing, the motives understandable and straightforward, but curious enough that readers have to pay attention to the evidence. When the murderer and the kidnapper are finally revealed, it becomes apparent who did it and why. I figured out who the killer was almost from the beginning but had enough doubt to keep reading to the end to verify my guess. Unfortunately, I did not buy the car chase scene and felt that Theo's carelessness with Drayton and an injured Fawn's well being was foolish and dangerous. The solution to the kidnapping was too obvious. Some say that tea is a way of life; in my case, it is in my DNA. Tea is enjoyed around the world by people from all walks of life. Lavender Blue Murder is sumptuous, compelling, and built around a good old fashioned mystery. Readers should sit back with a hot cup of their favorite blend and enjoy a couple of peaceful hours. In the end, this tea cozy is worth the read. The recipes at the end are so good you can almost taste them.
KWeldon
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