A New Orleans businessman and white-collar criminal is celebrating
his early release from prison. But his freedom will be short lived…
Scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her best
friend, Ava, are off to a party. Prominent socialite Margo Leland is
throwing an extravagant fete to welcome home her husband, Jerry Earl.
There’s a zydeco band, champagne ice luge, and waiters in ties and
tails. But in the midst of the revelry, Jerry Earl is murdered—then
stuffed inside a clothes dryer.
When the grieving widow turns
to her for help, Carmela can’t say no. But Jerry Earl took a lot of
people to the cleaners with his underhanded business tactics, so
Carmela’s going to be hard-pressed to identify which of his enemies was
steamed enough to kill him. As she sorts through Jerry Earl’s dirty
laundry, she needs to collar the killer before another victim is set to
tumble dry…
Scrapbooking Tips and Recipes Included!
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.
Laura
Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop
Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her
previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm
and authored several screenplays. 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.
Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!)
***Check out Laura Child's Guest Post about the Scrapbook Mystery series on October 20th when we feature Gossamer Ghost!***
I just loved this book. I loved the premise, and I absolutely love the pacing. Laura Childs is a master at her craft, and her ability to keep your heart rate up while frantically flipping through the pages is testament of that. Her characters in this book, particularly Carmela and Ava, are wonderfully written. Carmela is exactly what you want in a sleuth. She's smart, a bit sassy, and has a knack for finding herself in precarious situations. The mystery itself is brilliant, reading more like a light thriller than just a mystery.
I adore this book and this series, and I'm looking forward to so much more!
Rating: 5 stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All conclusions reached are my own.
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