Books by Laura Childs
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review 1: Carmella and Ava are at it again. It is halloween in the big easy. Lots of celebration but also a murder. Carmella finds her neighbor dead in his store.bHis asdistant requests her help in finding out who the culprit is. This does not stop the ladies from enjoying the funof a...
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review 1: This is the 5th book in the Cackleberry Club mystery series by Laura Childs. Suzanne and Toni volunteer to take flowers out to the Kindred's Memorial Cemetery for the Sesquicentennial Celebration and candle light walk. When they get there to drop off the flowers they see their fr...
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review 1: I have been puzzling as to why it has taken me so long to read this book -- a cozy mystery usually takes only a few hours or stretches out only over a couple days. I have concluded that it was just not that compelling, even though it was interesting. I liked all of the characte...
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review 1: Theodosia Browning’s dear friend, Delaine Dish, has asked her to be a bridesmaid for her wedding. But when the big day arrives, everything seems to be going wrong. First, a massive storm is brewing over Charleston. A bad omen? Second, Delaine’s maid of honor is late for the cerem...
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review 1: Suzanne Dietz finds the body of the town's funeral director dead in his funeral parlor. She and her friends from the Crackleberry Club Cafe look into his death as well as try to save Toni's ex-husband from himself. They are sure Junior is involved with drugs and they need to sa...
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review 1: Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.2 stars... This boo...
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review 1: I've read the author's other series and am not a big fan, but if I have a couple of hours... I just could not get into these characters or plot by page 70. I thought they'd be a fun women's group who solve crimes/murders, but by page 70 nothing had happened. I didn't really feel ...
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review 1: Gilt Trip is the eleventh book in the A Scrapbooking Mystery series.Carmela has recently made invitations for Margo Lelands Welcome Home Party for Margo's husband, who has been incarcerated. Margo has invited Carmela and Ava to the party. During the party Ava spills some food o...
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review 1: The books in this series are a quick read. I enjoy the descriptions of Charleston, South Carolina and one can learn a thing or two about the tea business. I have read 6 or 7 of them. The plot of each seems somewhat formulated and it is fairly easy to guess who the murderer is. Th...
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review 1: This is one of the books in the Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs. Theodosia is asked to investigate the murder of Abbie Davis by her former beau Jory. The investigation takes her on several mysteries such as the kidnapping of a wealthily socialites son, a mystery society, a jew...
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review 1: I keep getting drawn back into these books even though the heroine is nosy and gets herself into messes that could be avoided by just telling the police what is going on but NO. Carmella is a witness when a television reporter is hung from a balcony during Mardi Gras. Then she b...
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review 1: Jekyl Hardy hosts wonderful parties in his elegant apartment in New Orleans. Carmela Bertrand and her friend Ava attended the party. What they didn't expect was to find a dead body along with their drinks. Knowing that Carmela has helped to solve a crime in the past, Jekyl ask...
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review 1: I liked Fiber & Brimstone, not as much as the Tea Shop Mysteries. Mainly, I liked it because it is full of interesting characters, including the city of New Orleans. Trust me it is a character in the book, and in real life. I live near New Orleans and have been there many time...
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review 1: This is the third book in the Cackleberry Club mystery series. The rival mayoral candidate Chuck Peebler is murdered by crossbow right outside the club. Deputy Helpern is found murdered in a out of the way place while Suzanne and Toni check out the upcoming Quilt Trail being spon...
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review 1: I enjoyed this book. The characters are endearing and likeable on the whole, there are a few that aren't but then again you're not supposed to. The murders kept me guessing and frankly at the end the one still didn't seem to make sense to me, and some of the clues just weren't th...
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review 1: Another solid entry in the series although the mystery element in this one is a little weak as Theo doesn't actually solve it. Theodosia witnesses a friend's murder but can't identify the killer and soon becomes the victim of attempts on her own life. Her associates, Drayton an...
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review 1: Theodosia Browning has never considered herself a wine connoisseur—tea has always been her forte. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to pass up an invitation to a fancy wine-tasting party at the upscale Knighthall Winery, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina.But a sweet even...
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review 1: This mystery is one of the best of the series. In one of New Orleans' oldest churches, a church volenteer was murdered trying to save an antique crucifix and Ava and the main character, Carmella are witness to it. The lady that was murdered was a dear friend of Carmella's scrapbo...
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review 1: Taking a page from my mom's playbook (which makes sense as she gave me the book) this is the first of this series that I've read, and the first of this author. It was a pleasant cozy, I agree with the comparisons to Nancy Drew (every chapter ended on a cliffhanger and she had au...
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review 1: This book is just as good at the first one I read with her scrap book theme. Once again the heroine Carmela manages to get in the middle of murder. 2 dead bodies are discovered by her and Ava. Divorced from her husband she is now dating the police inspector who does not want her ...
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review 1: I have enjoyed this series of books and expected this one to also be very entertaining. I found it a little hard to get started but after reading for a little while, it gripped my attention so that I did not want to put it down. The story is based in a small town with a variety...