I got the distinct impression that this was fitted in at the end and had not been present in the author's head at the start, though she is entitled to switch leads of course. A gentleman of means who was a war re-enactor is stabbed by an unknown assailant, and Thea who runs the tea-shop investigates a slightly spooky house where it occurred.Īpart from some poking around in a few directions, there is no more drama until the last few chapters, which are a direct copy of Zero At The Bone by Mary Willis Walker only the original is far better and more convincing. The first half of the book is all about tea parties, dainty food, pretty settings and buying linen. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe's undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.

Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. The Cackleberry Club Mysteries - set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. New Orleans' spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here! The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. The Scrapbooking Mysteries - a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.

She's also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn't rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. The Tea Shop Mysteries - set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are: She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fund raising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. Laura Childs is a pseudonym for Gerry Schmitt and she is the best-selling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbook Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries.

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