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The Teaberry Strangler (2010)

by Laura Childs(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

042523245X (ISBN13: 9780425232453)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Berkley Prime Crime

series

A Tea Shop Mystery

review 1: Another solid entry in the series although the mystery element in this one is a little weak as Theo doesn't actually solve it. Theodosia witnesses a friend's murder but can't identify the killer and soon becomes the victim of attempts on her own life. Her associates, Drayton and Haley, help her out as usual while running the Indigo Tea Shop and catering events. A new character brushes in as a state archeologist digging up the yard of her hopefully new home. And I must complain again about boyfriend Parker. This time he's so far out of the story that he's sent out of town to a conference and doesn't even show up in the novel.
review 2: 11th book in the series...Unfortunately, I think this is one of the weaker books in the series. The wonderful descriptions ... moreof Charleston (and its society gatherings) are included but the mystery itself is insubstantial. The murder takes place, Theodosia (our main character) lines up a cast of suspects with flimsy motives and then the reader is left hanging since there are no clues as to who actually did it. The murderer is revealed in the final pages and it is totally "sprung" on the reader since new information is given. The mystery definitely feels like an afterthought in this book. I also thought the character development was fairly non-existent as well. Not much has changed in any of the character's lives and Drayton and Hayley continue to exist in order to give Theodosia someone to talk to. To add freshness to a long series, I would love to see a future mystery written focused more on one of those two characters, particularly Drayton (lots of unrealized potential here).if I were picking up the book as a first time reader, I would have been sorely disappointed. Since I have come to love the books as a whole, I would rate it a 3. less

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