Book Review: Blood Orange Brewing

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

Blood Orange Brewing     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Laura Childs
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Amateur Sleuth   Cozy   Woman Main Character
Series: Theodosia # 7
Berkley, Hardback, 4/06, 292 pages, $23.95

Theodosia Browning and her Indigo Tea Shop are serving at the Candlelight Concert socialite Delaine Dish throws to raise money for a Victorian home donated to the Heritage Society. Everyone who is anyone is there as Delaine plans to hit them up to donate to restore the house.

Unfortunately retired CEO and beloved politician Duke Wilkes is murdered before refreshments can be served. Detective Burt Tidwell is on the case and in no uncertain terms tells Theodosia to stay off the case.

That’s what Theodosia plans to do until Duke’s widow begs her to look into things. Since everyone who was at the concert is a suspect, she has her work cut out for her. It doesn’t take long before she finds herself in the thick of things and apparently getting too close. Can she solve this murder without putting herself and those she loves in danger?

I really enjoyed this book. The Charleston setting is always relaxing to me. The story kept moving and made me want to read another chapter and not put it down. Theodosia and her associates, Drayton and Haley, are such wonderful characters. I’m not a tea drinker, but I’d love to go to their shop just so I could meet them!

I can’t wait to read the next installment in this series. I highly recommend this book.

Dawn Dowdle

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