Death at a Firefly Tea

As fireflies dazzle like tiny glowing lanterns, tea maven Theodosia hosts an elegant evening tea on the patio of the Tangled Rose B and B. But in this gentle darkness, an intruder has made their way in and slipped deadly drugs into the Baked Alaska of Mrs. Van Courtland, one of Charleston´s local grande dames. Theodosia, shocked by this brazen act and urged on by Mrs. Van Courtland´s grieving son, begins her own shadow investigation. Soon, she finds herself at odds with a greedy developer, the questionable residents of Honey Badger House, a vengeful ex-daughter-in-law, several ne´er-do-well relatives, and a housekeeper who knows all the secrets. As Theodosia hosts a Moulin Rouge Tea and a Queen Victoria Tea, her tea sommelier, Drayton, is assaulted by a masked stranger and the fiancee of Mrs. Van Courtland´s son is kidnapped. It´s only at the Starry Starry Night black-tie ball that Theodosia stumbles upon the killer and gets pulled into a dramatic life-and-death chase.