{"product_id":"honey-drop-dead-9780593200971","title":"Honey Drop Dead","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593200971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Laura Childs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145909530805,"sku":"9780593200971","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_621db7b0-7ddb-4a74-9b2b-69df25d86e2b.jpg?v=1715699066","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/honey-drop-dead-9780593200971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}