Synopses & Reviews
The New York Times bestselling author of Gilt Trip returns to New Orleans for scrapbooking, Halloween, and homicideand#133;
Scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is ready to head out and enjoy her night until she hears some strange noises coming from Oddities, the neighboring antiques shop, and decides to investigate. Her evening plans are abruptly put on hold when out of a curio cabinetand#151;and into her armsand#151;falls the bloody body of Oddities owner Marcus Joubert.
While Joubert was known for being an eccentric, Carmela never thought he could inspire the passion required to killand#151;until she learns a priceless death mask was also stolen. As the mystery grows, so does the list of suspects, leaving Carmela with the feeling that it will take every trick in the book to unmask the killer thief before thereand#8217;s another night of murderous mischiefand#133;
Scrapbooking Tips and Recipes Included!
Review
and#8220;Childs has a deft and colorful hand.and#8221;and#8212;
Buried Under Books and#8220;Enjoyableand#8230;Local color is Childand#8217;s strong suit, and on this romp with Carmela, the details of the Big Easy, from absinthe to and#233;touffand#233;e, do not disappoint.and#8221;and#8212;Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries, and a recent recipient of the Romantic Times Book Reviewand#8217;s Award for Best Amateur Sleuth. 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, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.and#160;