The teaberry strangler

by Laura Childs · 2010

When Charleston’s cobblestone streets glow with a Dickensian twilight, tea‑seller Theodosia Browning revels in a night of bustling sales and fragrant brews. The celebration turns grisly when she discovers the body of Daria, the beloved map‑store owner, sprawled in the alley. The city’s eager buyers, a mysterious patron desperate for a forbidden map, and a web of jealous rivals all swirl around the murder. Detective Tidwell’s chilling theory—that the killer mistook Daria for Theodosia—suggests the assassin is still at large, hunting for the wrong target. In this charming, Holmes‑inspired mystery, Theodosia must blend her keen intuition with a love of history to untangle clues, protect her shop, and stop a murderer who may strike again.