Review: The Diva Serves High Tea

The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Krista Davis has done it again! She has brought a fun, relaxing, enjoyable, humorous read. Sophie, Natasha, Bernie, Nina, Francie, Mars, Wolfe, Alex, and the whole town of Old Town are all back for another fun filled adventure.

When Sophie receives a late night text from Natasha stating she has an intruder in her house, Sophie races across the street just in time to see a person dressed in black, running down the alley. With Natasha inside knocked out Sophie calls the police, when Natasha comes to, they let her know the ambulance is on it's way and in true Natasha style, she starts ordering Sophie to get her her make-up bag and fix her hair.

The next day, when Sophie is talking to Mars, her ex-husband and Natasha boyfriend she finds out that Mars and Natasha broke up, of course each other says they broke up with the other. Mars doesn't want Natasha to be alone so he calls Natasha mother, Wanda, who is totally the opposite of Natasha. Wanda arrives on the day that Natasha's big antique auction, with her own herbs, oils, and all her new age potions. Natasha's little event takes place at a newly opened business called The Parlor, a cute little tea shop that serves teas, desserts, and a lot of gossip. Robert Johnson, owner of an antique store across the street allows Natasha to store her auction items in his shop is found dead the next day in his house by none other than our Sophie. When Sophie reaches Robert the only words he says is "Rosie". The autopsy listed his death of dying from botulism, the health department shuts down The Parlor, because Robert was seen eating there.

Sophie can't believe that the new tea shop was the cause of Roberts death, and her friends can't believe it either, so they start looking for clues, and wondering who this Rosie person is. When Alex's friend's soon to be ex-wife is found in the alley, again the name Rosie is mention. Sophie knows now that Robert didn't die of botulism poisoning, but was murder. Sophie and her little team of amateur sleuths, set out to find out who killed Robert, and who exactly is Rosie.

This book was so much fun to read. The mystery happened rather quickly in the beginning of the book. The characters are well developed and since getting to know them in previously books they are like visiting with old friends that you haven't seen in a year. The description of the town, and the people that live them, makes you feel like you're apart of the town.

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