This series epitomizes the classy intrepid sleuth who lives a very full life running a quaint charming tea shop, hobnobbing with Charleston’s arts and antiques crowd and chasing down clues with the tea sommelier and antiques expert Drayton at her side in between attending benefits and volunteering for charities…oh and she also jogs with her rescue dog Earl Grey. Her home is a Tudor style cottage in a good neighborhood and though she lives alone her boyfriend is around often. What a life! And she is naturally a classic beauty with a versatile wardrobe and a friend who is on hand for fashion advice and owns a chic boutique. But despite her enviable life style, cool intellect and ability to multi-task which the rest of us can only aspire to Theodosia Browning is undoubtedly fun to hang out with in this newest cozy.
She and Drayton are cruising along in a hot air balloon sipping champagne when a drone strikes and crashes another hot air balloon killing a well known wealthy business CEO. Then a very rare revolutionary war flag disappears that the dead CEO was trying to sell for a multi-million dollar price tag. Theodosia and Drayton get pulled into the investigation and in between running a business and planning elaborate teas they find time to talk to the widow, the other bidders, a disgruntled former employee, the curator for the CEO’s collection and other suspects. The characters are fascinating and the setting is imbued with Charleston’s ambiance though it is a bit soggy in this book since it is mostly raining every day. Continue reading ““Broken Bone China” – A Tea Shop Mystery by Laura Childs”