{"product_id":"honey-drop-dead-laura-childs-9798885792479","title":"Honey Drop Dead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe murder of a political bigwig at a Honey Bee Tea sends Theodosia Browning buzzing for answers in this latest installment of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheodosia's Honey Bee Tea was an elegant affair set in Charleston's new Petigru Park amid newly planted native grasses and a community beekeeping project. But when a phony beekeeper shows up and sprays toxic smoke at the guests, the party erupts in chaos. Worse yet, a shot rings out and Osgood Claxton III, candidate for state legislature, falls to the ground--dead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolly Burns, the gallery owner who asked Theodosia to cater the tea, is understandably heartbroken. A man is dead, her guests are angry and injured, and the paintings that were on display are left in tatters. When the police don't seem to have a clue, when old-line politicos don't want questions asked, Holly begs Theodosia to run a shadow investigation and help restore her gallery's good name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween hosting a \u003ci\u003eWind in the Willows\u003c\/i\u003e Tea and a Glam Girl Tea, Theodosia questions everyone that had a bone to pick with Claxton. This includes Booker, an angry outsider artist; Lamar Lucket, Claxton's political opponent; and Mignon Merriweather, the dead man's soon-to-be ex-wife. But the investigation becomes a political hot potato following a second murder, the revelation of a messy affair, a chase through a swamp, and a vandalized shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Childs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8885792472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885792479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage Comp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Library Binding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.83w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Laura Childs","offers":[{"title":"Library Binding","offer_id":44190533320959,"sku":"9798885792479","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_042ca19a-d725-4838-b9a6-c42c87a5fb2c.jpg?v=1690871048","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/honey-drop-dead-laura-childs-9798885792479","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}