Gilt Trip (26 page)

What else would account for such a bizarre scenario? How else would a dead man end up in a freshly dug grave? Even if Lester Drummond had passed away unbeknownst to them, no self-respecting funeral home would simply dump him in the ground and forego a coffin, would they? No, of course not. It would never happen. So this had to be . . . an accident? Murder?

Suzanne and Toni stood like frozen statues in the continuing drizzle as George Draper hurried across the wet sod. He was tall and gaunt and dressed in one of his trademark black funeral suits as he walked stiff and stork-legged toward them. Reaching the edge of the freshly dug grave, Draper gave a brusque nod and peered down. He studied the body that lay on its side, pulled his face into a frown, and said, “That was dug just yesterday. That's Mr. Schneider's grave.”

“Not anymore,” said Suzanne. “Now it's Lester Drummond's grave.”

TEA FOR THREE

This anthology, coming December 2013, features the first three Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs! Here's where it all begins, of course, in elegant Charleston, South Carolina, with Theodosia and her tea shop dog, Earl Grey, as well as Drayton, Haley, and an entire cast of characters you're sure to fall in love with.

 

So grab a steaming cup of tea and cozy up with three exciting mysteries that include teatime tips and a host of recipes. Because once you've read about Charleston Chocolate Chip Scones, Apple Bread, and Tropical Chicken Tea Sandwiches, you're going to want to make them for yourself!

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Scrapbooking Mystery

GOSSAMER GHOST

Between the Pumpkins and Bumpkins Ball and the Zombie Crawl, there's nothing spookier than Halloween in New Orleans. But when a killer wreaks havoc in the French Quarter, scrapbook maven Carmela worries that she might not have a ghost of a chance to catch him!

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STEEPED IN EVIL

Tea may be Theodosia Browning's forte, but that doesn't stop her from attending a posh wine tasting at a local vineyard. Unfortunately,
terroir
turns into sheer terror when a barrel of Cabernet is pried open and a dead body sloshes out!

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