Theodosia's outdoor tea party was an elegant affair set in Charleston's new Petigru Park. But when a shot rings out, Osgood Claxton III, candidate for state legislature, falls to the ground--dead. Holly Burns, the gallery owner who asked Theodosia to cater the tea, begs Theodosia to run a shadow investigation and help restore her gallery's good name. Theodosia questions everyone that had a bone to pick with Claxton, 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.-- Back cover.