Laura Childs
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 19
Language
English
Description
"While viewing the harbor's Gaslights and Galleons Parade from the widow's walk of Timothy Neville's Charleston mansion, local banker Carson Lanier seemingly tumbles over a narrow railing, then plunges three stories to his death. But a tragic accident becomes something much more sinister when it's discovered that the victim was first shot with a bolt from a crossbow. At the request of the mansion owner, Theodosia investigates the tragedy and is soon...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 14
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Tea shop owner and bridesmaid Theodosia Browning investigates when the groom is literally late on the couples' big day.
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 17
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Tea shop owner Theodosia Browning's life heats up when a gala at a local jewelry store serves up heists and homicide alongside her herbal teas... --Publisher
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 16
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Normally Theodosia wouldn't attend a black tie affair for all the tea in China. But she can hardly say no to her hunky, handsome boyfriend, Max, who directs public relations for the Gibbes Museum in Charleston. Max has organized an amazing gala opening for an exhibit of a genuine eighteenth century Chinese teahouse, and the creme de la creme of Charleston society is invited. In the exotic garden staged in the museum's rotunda, a Chinese dragon dances...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 13
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Theodosia find herself in hot water when a body surfaces at the grand opening of Charleston's Neptune Aquarium. She's been hired to cater the event and things are going swimmingly-- until she discovers the body of her former boyfriend. It looks like an accident, but her instincts tell her differently. She'll have to jump into the deep end and start her own investigation.
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 15
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
What exactly is the vintage of a dead body in a wine barrel? Theodosia Browning takes a break from her Indigo Tea Shop to investigate a murder, a task made all the tougher by the lying winery staff.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Suzanne, Petra, and Toni -- co-owners of the Cackleberry Club Cafe -- are equally good at serving up breakfast and serving up justice. While getting her hair colored at Root 66, Suzanne is stunned to see the County Services office suddently go up in flames. Unfortunately, the fire department couldn't save longtime civil servant Hannah Venable. When it's discovered that an accelerant was used to fan the flames, Suzanne, Petra, and Toni vow to smoke...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 24
Language
English
Description
"A possible serial killer on the loose sends tea maven Theodosia Browning into a whirlwind of investigation in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series. It was a dark and stormy night, but that was the least of Theodosia Browning's troubles. As she approaches St. Philips Graveyard, Theodosia sees two figures locked in a strange embrace. Wiping rain from her eyes, Theodosia realizes she has just witnessed a brutal murder and...
Author
Series
Scrapbooking mystery volume 9
Language
English
Description
Is nothing sacred? The last thing Carmela Bertrand and her friend Ava expected to bear witness to in St. Tristan's Church was a crime. But now a beloved member of their scrapbooking circle lies lifeless next to a smashed statue of St. Sebastien-and a mysterious hooded figure has absconded with an antique crucifix. As Carmela and Ava are drawn deeper into New Orleans' French Quarter in search of the missing crucifix, they may need the help of more...
10) Eggs in a casket
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"While Petra handles the breakfast rush at the Cackleberry Club, the café's other two owners, Suzanne and Toni, head to Memorial Cemetery to help prepare for its 150th- anniversary celebration. But as they search the winding paths for the historical society tent, they discover something else out of place: the body of ex-prison warden Lester Drummond lying facedown in someone else's freshly dug grave. In the small town of Kindred, everyone knows everyone,...
11) Gossamer ghost
Author
Series
Scrapbooking mystery volume 12
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An evening's work deciding on the class schedule for her scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up her heels. But after some strange noises draw her into Oddities, the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela's night is abruptly put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio cabinet --and into her arms. While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise, Carmela never thought he...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 18
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While attending the "Rat Tea," a Charleston society event, local tea shop owner Theodosia Browning becomes entangled in a murder case after the hostess's husband is poisoned.
Author
Series
Scrapbooking mystery volume 13
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Laura Childs returns to the Big Easy and the historic Garden District, where scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand discovers a bride-to-be murdered in the legendary Lafayette Cemetery. --Publisher.
14) Egg drop dead
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
Maintaining good personal relationships with their suppliers is one of the secrets of the Cackleberry Club Café success, so Suzanne doesn't mind going out to Mike Mullen's dairy farm to pick up some wheels of cheese. She's looking forward to a nice visit with the mild-mannered farmer before heading back to their hectic kitchen. But when she arrives, Mike's nowhere to be found. The moaning of his cows leads her to look in the barn, where she discovers...
15) Crepe factor
Author
Series
Scrapbooking mystery volume 14
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
The holidays are a busy time for scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand—but not so hectic that she doesn’t have time to enjoy browsing the booths at the Winter Market with her best friend Ava. The last thing the ladies expect to see is a lurching man stabbed by a serving fork, dying in front of them. The victim is loathed restaurant critic Martin Lash, who posted his scathing reviews on the Glutton for Punishment website. And the prime suspect...
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 20
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out. As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some...
17) Glitter bomb
Author
Series
Scrapbooking mystery volume 15
Language
English
Description
An exploding Mardi Gras float has got to be the strangest murder weapon scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand has ever encountered in this latest Scrapbooking Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author. It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is excited to be attending the Pluvius Parade along with her best friend Ava. Carmela's ex-husband Shamus rides by the duo on his float at the head of the parade, when suddenly...
18) Scones & bones
Author
Series
Tea shop mystery volume 12
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Indigo Tea Shop owner Theodosia Browning investigates the robbery of an antique ring at the Heritage Society's "Pirates and Plunder" party and the murder of a history intern.
19) Eggs on ice
Author
Series
Cackleberry Club mysteries volume 8
Language
English
Description
"The Christmas season at the Cackleberry Club cafe is marred by murder in the latest book in the New York Times bestselling series. Some say that casting crusty attorney Allen Sharpe as Scrooge in the Kindred Players production of "A Christmas Carol" is just playing to type. He's not the most beloved man in town. In fact, you'd have a dickens of a time finding someone who liked him. Still it's a shock when the Ghost of Christmas Past stabs him during...
20) Egg shooters
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Series
Language
English
Description
A murder in the local hospital is raising everyone's temperature in the latest book in the New York Times bestselling Cackleberry Club series. Suzanne Dietz co-owner of the Cackleberry Club Café is visiting her fiancée, Dr. Sam Hazelet when a masked gunman bursts into the emergency room. He shoots two people and would probably have done more damage had Suzanne not brained him with a thermos full of chili. Still, the gunman manages to escape. Now...