Synopses & Reviews
In Laura Childsand#8217;s New York Times bestselling mystery series, Suzanne, Petra, and Toniand#151;co-owners of the Cackleberry Club Cafand#233;and#151;are equally good at serving up breakfast and serving up justice. This time they turn up the heat on a deadly firebugand#133;
As Suzanne is getting her hair colored at Root 66, sheand#8217;s stunned to witness the County Services office next door suddenly go up in flames. Concerned neighbors throng the streets, and the fire department does their best. Unfortunately, their best isnand#8217;t enough to save longtime civil service workerand#151;and friend to the Cackleberry Cluband#151;Hannah Venable.
Soon enough, itand#8217;s discovered that an accelerant was used to fan the flames. Someone set the fire on purposeand#151;was Hannah the intended victim? Suzanne, Petra, and Toni vow to smoke out the culprit.
Unfortunately, the list of suspects is as varied as the Cackleberry Cluband#8217;s menu. When Suzanne finds a possible connection between the fire and the nearby Prairie Star Casino, she comes to realize that the arsonist wanted something very big and bad kept secret. And if the ladies arenand#8217;t careful, they may be the ones gambling with their livesand#133;
Review
Praise for New York Times Bestselling Author Laura Childs and The Cackleberry Club Mysteries and#8220;Tasty and fun.and#8221;and#8212;Minneapolis Star Tribune
and#8220;A recipe for success from a talented author.and#8221;and#8212;Richmond Times-Dispatch
and#8220;A delicious platter of thrilling whodunit, with a side of friendship and humor for dessert.and#8221;and#8212;Las Vegas Review-Journal
About the Author
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. The most recent of these, Gilt Trip, won the RT Book Reviews Reviewersand#8217; Choice Award for Best Amateur Sleuth. She is a consummate tea drinker, scrapbooker, and dog lover, and travels frequently to China and Japan with Dr. Bob, her professor husband. In her past life she was a Clio Awardand#150;winning advertising writer and CEO of her own marketing firm.