Eggs on Ice
(A Cackleberry Club Mystery)
by Laura Childs
About the Book
Eggs on Ice (A Cackleberry Club Mystery)
Cozy Mystery 8th in Series
Berkley (December 4, 2018)
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0425281728
ISBN-13: 978-0425281727
Kindle ASIN: B07BD23MV9
Cozy Mystery 8th in Series
Berkley (December 4, 2018)
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0425281728
ISBN-13: 978-0425281727
Kindle ASIN: B07BD23MV9
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 the first rehearsal. Suzanne, co-owner of the Cackleberry Club café, Kindred's favorite combination diner, craft store and bookshop, chases the murderer out of the building but loses him in the alley. As the days pass the list of suspects grows longer. Is it the disgruntled partner? The former secretary whom Sharpe sexually harrassed? Or is it fellow owner of the Cackleberry Club, Toni's almost ex-husband, Junior? The women of the Cackleberry Club are determined to find the killer before he can add another victim to his Christmas list.
About the Author
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 fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.
, 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 fundraising 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!) Her three series are:
The Tea Shop Mysteries
- set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.The Scrapbooking Mysteries
– a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!The Cackleberry Club Mysteries
- set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.Webpage - http://www.laurachilds.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laura.childs.31
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REVIEW
*I received a free copy of this book which I voluntarily chose to write an honest review for.
If you are looking for some Christmas spirit come to Kindred where the Kindred Theatre is putting on A Christmas Carol. The three lovely ladies of the Cackleberry Club are helping behind the scenes Petra with costumes while Toni and Suzanne handle the lighting as well as special effects. The man playing Scrooge fits the part so well that someone goes so far as to murder him.The weather is getting horrible and the Sheriff seems to be concentrating on only one person as the murderer which causes Suzanne to start asking her own questions in an effort to solve the murder. Sweet town filled with wonderful characters that will make you feel like you are home while keeping you guessing along the way. Perfect for fans of the genre or those looking for some holiday cheer. I really liked it so I give it 4/5 stars.
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What a terrific review!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review on "Eggs on Ice" by Laura Childs and for being part of the book tour.
ReplyDeleteLove this author's books and can't wait for the opportunity to read this one.
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I love a good cozy mystery and this sounds like a good book! Thank you for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit the Cackleberry Club café!
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