Tea Shop Mystery Books

For anyone who hasn't read them...check out the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs. I'm such a huge fan! They're really easy reads (the mystery plots are pretty simple) and the heroine owns her own tea shop. At the end of the books Laura Childs even includes a bunch of recipes that go well with tea. They become larger in number as the series goes on!

Has anyone else read these? I love them! They are PERFECT escapes...especially while drinking tea!

I've read all of the Tea Shop Mysteries. They're such cozy reading, though I tend to find out whodunnit way before the end. That doesn't matter, though, as it really feels as if I were in the teashop with Theodosia and the others while the plot is moving along. I love all the tea insights and the recipes.

I found this series maybe a year ago, and I've now read all of the titles. I love the characters and the descriptions of the Charleston area.
These books are quick reads after something heavy.
And I, also, like the tea insights and recipes. The teashop angle is what drew me in.

I'm thinking of starting Laura Childs mystery series centered on scrapbooking, which is set in New Orleans, but I have other books higher on my list right now. I'm not a scrapbooker, either.

This sounds like exactly the kind of book I could go for about now. Thanks!

I'm a couple behind, but aren't they fun? I could care less about the mystery part---I just like to hear Drayton expound on tea and tea blends!

Blood Orange Brewing is the last one I read; definitely not the best, but once you've started these, you have to keep going.

Just started reading this series, and I'm totally loving them! I love how the tea and history info is intertwined in the plot, but yet doesn't hinder the plot so that it's still a smooth reading. It has definintly made me more inspired about trying out new tea blends, and even scones! I'm also trying out a few of the recipes posted in the back of these books.....:)

I work at a library and am constantly recommending these books for those who read cozy mysteries anyway. I make the director order the new ones as soon as they come out.

I recently read the first in the series (Death by Darjeeling) and thought it was fun, but definitely fluff. My mother hated it. ;) She said it was far too flowery and overly descriptive.

Perhaps a stupid question, but for those of you who have read these, do they need to be read in order? Or are they all quite self-contained?

I have read all of these,,and enjoyed them..Yes they are easy mystery reads but that is my kind of mystery..love the recipes in the back to..No they dont have to be read in order.

There is a slight order, because Theo gets into different relationships, but it's no big deal. The only thing is, it is getting really too easy to see who the guilty party is. I wish she'd challenge us just a little with something unexpected.

Has anyone ever cooked any of the recipes?

Just finished reading and reviewing The Silver Needle Murder. I think it's better than the previous ones...her dialogue and tea chat seemed a bit forced...but this one is a little more natural again.

Normally, I don't try to match "real people" with character descriptions, but I can't read about Drayton without seeing Joseph Maher, the comedy character actor (he was a newspaper critic in the old sitcom "Anything But Love").

never heard of the the Tea Shop Mysteries. Sound like great books I will have to read them now

I'm drinking my morning tea while browsing librarything. I haven't read any of the tea shop mysteries. They sound great cozies.......I must shop for them soon!

I'm behind now ... The Teaberry Strangler has been out for quite a while; anxious to get my hands on it (in my lingo that means loaned, clearance, or used :)

I have read every one of them and all are expertly written except for the latest, Scones and Bones. I would rate it a 3 out of 5 but all the others were definately 5s. I am wondering if the author is bored with the series or just needs to make some character changes. The Timothy Neville character has run out of steam. I think he should be killed off in the next book.