Steeped In Evil (A Tea Shop Mystery) - Plot & Excerpts
Dozens of picnic tables were arranged on the grassy lawn that surrounded the winery’s production center. Inside a large open-sided shelter, wide planks had been laid across oak barrels to serve as a rustic, temporary bar. And what a bar it was! Oak Hill Winery had seemingly turned out ten different wines—five red, four white, and one sparkling—and they were all lined up and available for tasting tonight. And if that wasn’t enough, two men in aprons and tall white chef’s hats were manning an enormous outdoor grill, where chicken, ribs, and miniature shish-kabobs sizzled and snapped over open flames. The first thing Drayton said, when he saw the guests, grill, picnic tables, and country-western band, was, “I think I’m overdressed.” “Nonsense,” said Theodosia. She patted his arm. “You look perfectly fine.” Drayton was, of course, wearing a beige linen jacket, bow tie, and tan slacks. “Do you think I should ditch the tie?” “I think you should stop worrying so much,”
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