TY  - BOOK
AU  - Childs,Laura
TI  - Haunted hibiscus
T2  - Tea shop mystery
SN  - 9780451489692
U1  - 813/.6 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Berkley Prime Crime
KW  - Women detectives
KW  - South Carolina
KW  - Charleston
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Browning, Theodosia (Fictitious character)
KW  - Tearooms
KW  - Halloween
KW  - Mansions
KW  - Tea
KW  - Women authors
KW  - Crimes against
KW  - Charleston (S.C.)
KW  - Cozy mysteries
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Detective and mystery stories
N1  - Includes excerpt from Twisted tea Christmas; "Includes recipes and teatime tips" --Cover; Includes tea resources; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - It is the week before Halloween and Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, and her tea sommelier, Drayton, are on their way to the old Bouchard Mansion. Known as the Gray Ghost, this dilapidated place was recently bequeathed to the Heritage Society, and tonight heralds the grand opening of their literary and historical themed haunted house. Though Timothy Neville, the patriarch of the Heritage Society, is not thrilled with the fundraising idea, it is the perfect venue for his grandniece, Willow French, to sign copies of her new book, Carolina Crimes & Creepers. But amid a parade of characters dressed as Edgar Allan Poe, Lady Macbeth, and the Headless Horseman, Willow's body is tossed from the third-floor tower room and left to dangle at the end of a rope. Detective Pete Riley, Theodosia's boyfriend, is sent to Willow's apartment to investigate. But minutes later, he is shot and wounded by a shadowy intruder. Timothy begs Theodosia to investigate, and shaken by Riley's assault, she readily agrees. Now, she questions members of the Heritage Society and a man who claims the mansion is rightfully his, as well as Willow's book publisher and her fiancé, all while hosting a Sherlock Holmes tea
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