Agony of the Leaves

Description

When Charleston’s Neptune Aquarium hosts a glittering grand opening, tea shop owner Theodosia Browning is hired to cater tea, scones, and sandwiches for the city’s most influential guests. Her day turns chillingly wrong when she stumbles upon a man entangled in a net—drowned in one of the aquarium’s gleaming, state-of-the-art tanks—and the initial ruling of “accident” quickly gives way to murder. To make matters worse, the victim is her ex-boyfriend Parker, pulling Theodosia into a dangerous investigation where every clue is as slippery as the water she can’t stop thinking about. Blending cozy mystery charm with vivid Southern atmosphere and Laura Childs’ signature, detail-rich storytelling, this installment delivers a suspenseful whodunit centered on secrets, second chances, and the hidden currents beneath public celebrations.