The Jasmine Moon Murder (Tea Shop Mystery #5) (Hardcover)

by Laura Childs (Author) "Theodosia Browning rested her steaming cup of tea atop a marble gravestone and gazed at the ghostly tableau unfolding before her..." (more)
Key Phrases: ghost crawl, sour cream muffins, trunk show, Vance Tuttle, Rex Haggard, Ben Atherton (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Childs makes a well-deserved shift to hardcover with the fifth installment in her popular Tea Shop mystery series (Death by Darjeeling, etc.). Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, and her staff are serving tea and goodies during the first-ever "Ghost Crawl in Charleston's famed Jasmine Cemetery." The event ends abruptly when Dr. Jasper Davis, uncle of Theo's beau, Jory, dies mysteriously and publicly. Det. Burt Tidwell makes Theo promise she won't stick her amateur nose in, but a frazzled Jory pleads with her to use her special abilities as a sleuth to root out the killer. The victim was vice-president in charge of research at a large medical products company, Cardiotech, and Theo suspects Dr. Davis's death is connected with his job. A second murder complicates things, but Theo perseveres and eventually corners the killer using a snazzy bit of up-to-date technology to summon help. Fans will enjoy the rich brew of murder, tea lore and mouth-watering descriptions of food (recipes included). The alluring jacket art—a tea spread out on a blanket in the foreground with ghostly gravestones under a full moon in the background—captures the mood perfectly.
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"Fans will enjoy the rich brew of murder, tea lore, and mouth-watering descriptions of food (recipes included)."
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Hardcover (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425198138
• ISBN-13: 978-0425198131
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #595,138 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 5 in The Tea Shop Mystery Series.

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful tea and murder mystery., September 7, 2004

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop in the historic downtown district of Charlotte, South Carolina, agrees to cater the "Ghost Crawl" society tour of the Jasmine cemetery sponsored by Charleston's Medical Triad. The host is Dr. Jasper Davis, the uncle of Theodosia's boyfriend Jory. Uncle Jasper and his team developed the Novalaser, a less invasive way of performing angioplasty. All of a sudden Dr. Davis keels over and is dead; Theodosia finds a syringe near the body.

Jory asks his girlfriend to investigate his uncle's death since she has a history of solving homicides. She plunges into the investigation with plenty of enthusiasm and everyone who knows her believe she is on the trail of the killer. When she is out horseback riding, someone tries to shoot her and shortly thereafter somebody throws a rock through her window warning her to stop her inquiries. Theodosia becomes even more determined to find the killer since she doesn't let her fear interfere with keeping her promise to Jory.

The latest Tea Shop Mystery is a delectable and delicious amateur sleuth mystery with mouth watering recipes that are worth the price of the book. The description of tea and the meals that The Indigo Tea Shop serves will make readers salivate. The heroine out does herself in this homicide investigation because she is investigating homicides without empirical evidence. Laura Childs serves up a delightful tea and murder mystery.

Harriet Klausner

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great read!, November 20, 2004

By	Coppertop (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This was another winner from Laura Childs. Her characters are so likeable and add so much to her great plots! The tea lore is also fascinating! I can't wait for the next installment of the teashop mysteries!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Jasmine Moon Murder (Tea Shop Mystery #5), July 11, 2005

By	Edwin O. Merwin, Jr. "Ed itor" (Denmark, South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have read nearly all of the "Tea Shop Mysteries" and have yet to find the series "predictable". Each new title offers the skills of Theodosia Browning, sleuth/tea shop owner extrordinary and her staff. In addition to a plot that keeps readers guessing until the end, Ms. Childs also takes the opportunity to imerse us in the ambience of historic downtown Charleston and its various historic churches, as well as other landmarks,festivals, and social life.
I very much enjoyed this book, and am already looking forward to Ms Child's next effort in this series.
Sincerely,
Edwin Merwin, Jr.