Gossamer Ghost

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Carmela Bertrand knows that Halloween in New Orleans means a week of rabble-rousing, costumed craziness--and she can't wait to get the party started. But when a local antiques dealer turns up dead, Carmela suddenly finds herself in a real-life danse macabre...
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 was the kind of man who could inspire the passion required to kill. But when Marcus's assistant--and fiancee--Mavis reveals that a priceless death mask was also stolen, it becomes clear that murder wasn't the culprit's sole intention.
Carmela can't resist the urge to investigate the growing mystery, but as the list of suspects increases, she realizes it'll take every trick in the book to unmask the killer thief before there's another night of murderous mischief...

Reviews

Praise for the Scrapbooking Mysteries:

"Brilliant...From the lively imagination of Laura Childs."--"St. Paul Pioneer Press"

"Scrapbook aficionados rejoice! Ms. Childs creates a charming mystery series with lively, quirky characters and plenty of how-to...Serving up some hors d'oeuvres of murder and mystery, creativity and fashion, she has a winning formula to get even the laziest of us in a scrapbooking mood."--"Fresh Fiction"

"Delves deeply into the Big Easy's food, culture, and fashion scene."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"Cleverly designed...Getting to the climax is fun, as Laura Childs is a superb cozy storyteller with this series and her Tea Shop Mysteries."--"Gumshoe Review"

"Fast-paced with plenty of action...Terrific."--"Midwest Book Review"

"Sure to please cozy fans."--"Publishers Weekly"

Author Bio

Laura Childs is the "New York Times" bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. 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 Award-winning advertising writer and CEO of her own marketing firm.