01642cam a2200253 4500 543717636 TxAuBib 20211217120000.0 210318s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593200865 0593200861 TxAuBib Childs, Laura. Twisted tea Christmas. Twisted tea Christmas [Book] / Laura Childs. New York : Berkley Prime Crime, [2021] 328 pages. Tea shop mystery "A haunted house with a real-life corpse land tea maven Theodosia Browning in hot water in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier, Drayton Conneley, are catering a Victorian Christmas party at a swanky mansion in downtown Charleston for Drucilla Heyward, one of the wealthiest women in town. As the champagne flows and the tea steeps, Drucilla is so pleased with the reception by her partygoers that she reveals her secret plan to Theodosia. The Grande Dame has brought the cream of Charleston society together to reveal that she is planning to give her wealth away to various charitable organizations. However, before she can make the announcement, Theodosia finds her crumpled unconscious in the hallway. It looks like the excitement has gotten to the elderly woman-except that there is a syringe sticking out of her neck"-- Provided by publisher. 20211217. Christmas stories. Mystery fiction. Tea shop mystery. SBRWN