Agony of the Leaves - (Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs (Paperback)

About the Book

Theodosia find herself in hot water at the grand opening of Charleston's Neptune Aquarium. She's been hired to cater the event, and things are going swimminglyNuntil she discovers the body of her former boyfriend. Includes recipes.

Book Synopsis

In the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Scones & Bones, Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning finds herself in hot water when a body surfaces at the grand opening of Charleston's Neptune Aquarium...

The opening of the aquarium is a major Charleston event, and Theodosia has been hired to cater the private party to honor dignitaries and big-buck donors. Things are going swimmingly--until Theodosia discovers a body entangled in a net, drowned in one of the aquarium's state-of-the-art tanks.

To make matters worse, the victim is Theodosia's former boyfriend, Parker Scully. The EMTs think Parker's drowning was an accident, but when Theodosia notices what look like defense wounds on his hands, she realizes that someone wanted Parker dead. The police aren't keen on her theory, so if she wants Parker's killer brought to justice, Theodosia will have to jump into the deep end and start her own investigation...

Review Quotes

Praise for Laura Childs:

"Just the right blend of cozy fun and clever plotting." --Susan Wittig Albert

"Murder suits Laura Childs to a Tea."--St. Paul (MN) Pioneer Press

"Childs has a great eye for local color."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. She is a consummate tea drinker, scrapbooker, and dog lover, and travels frequently to China and Japan with Dr. Bob, her professor husband. In her past life she was a Clio Award-winning advertising writer and CEO of her own marketing firm.