Scrapbooking mysteries
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On the fringe of New Orleans's French Quarter sits Carmela Bertrand's little scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. Business is booming and life is cozy . But when one of the city's elite dies during Mardi Gras, the police tag Carmella's estranged husband, as their number one murder suspect. Even though the memory of how he scrapped their marriage hasn't faded, Carmela doen't think that Shamus is cut out to be a killer. She's and expert at framing things...
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When her late-night "Crop Till You Drop" session is interrupted by the murder of a neighboring shop owner, scrapbooking queen Carmela Bertrand finds herself, as well as her customers, under the scrutiny of the police, forcing her to carefully assemble the clues to solve the crime.
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In the terrible wake of Hurricane Katrina, scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand has her hands full getting Memory Mine back in business, and her relationship with her ex-husband, Shamus, back on its feet. But the reconciliation is shattered when Shamus is kidnapped from their home. And when Carmela hurries to tell Shamus's Uncle Henry, she finds him sitting in his library with a bullet through his forehead. As a memorial to Uncle Henry, Carmela...
5) Frill kill
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Scrapbooking mysteries volume 5
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New Orleans shop owner Carmela Bertrand runs across a model's dead body on her way home from a Halloween party, and after she is attacked herself, she follows various leads to find out who the killer is. Includes scrapbooking and crafting tips with Louisiana recipes.
6) Death swatch
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Scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand teams up with handsome detective Edgar Babcock to investigate the strangling death of Mardi Gras float designer Archie Baudier, whose body was found on the balcony of his neighbor Jekyl Hardy's French Quarter apartment, and the hunt becomes urgent when Carmela realizes she is the killer's next target.
7) Tragic magic
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Scrapbook shop owner Carmela helps her friend renovate an old mansion in New Orleans into a crafty haunted house for tourists, but finds herself investigating a series of murders when her friend's flaming body comes crashing through the window.
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It's Halloween season in a revitalized, post-Katrina New Orleans. When Brett Fowler, a Big Easy Ponzi schemer, gets fatally gored by the horns of a Minotaur head for the French Quarter's Monsters and Mayhem Torchlight Parade, suspicion falls on art appraiser Jekyl Hardy, the float designer who created the mythical beast's head. Jekyl's old friends and fellow float designers, Carmela Bertrand, the proprietor of Memory Mine, "a cozy little scrapbook...
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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 is lying lifeless next to a smashed statue of St. Sebastian--and a mysterious hooded figure has absconded with an antique silver-and-gold crucifix. With the church open to the public and a popular tourist attraction, it looks like the police don't have a prayer of finding the killer....
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There's a parade rolling through the historic French Quarter, with gigantic floats, silver beads, and dizzying lights-and Kimber Breeze of KBEZ-TV is broadcasting live from a small balcony on the fourth floor of the Hotel Tremain, interviewing locals and capturing the spectacle down below. Her next subject will be Carmela Bertrand, owner of Memory Mine scrapbooking shop. Carmela has never been a fan of Kimber, but she isn't about to turn down the...
11) Gilt trip
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After Jerry Earl's early release, his wife, Margo-a much-married Garden District doyenne-throws an extravagant Get Out of Jail Free Party, complete with a Zydeco band, champagne ice luge, and waiters in ties and tails. The guest list includes many prominent New Orleans socialites, as well as scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand and her best friend, Ava Gruiex. But sometime during the swirl of partying and drinking, Jerry Earl is brutally murdered-then...
12) Gossamer ghost
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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...
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The New York Times bestselling author of Gossamer Ghost 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... Carmela couldn't imagine a finer evening than dinner at Commander's Palace with her beau, Detective Edgar Babcock. The food and the company are equally divine-with the exception of Isabelle Black stopping by to brag about...
14) Crepe factor
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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 is...
15) Glitter bomb
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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 the revelry turns to disaster. Shamus' float crashes and explodes, and although Shamus escapes unhurt, a member of his krewe is killed. Carmela and Ava plunge into an investigation of the krewe-member's...
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"A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura ChildsIt's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the French Quarter. Some are very spooky and veiled, others are tall and gangly, like strange aliens. As the parade proceeds, Carmela Bertrand and her best friend, Ava, follow behind, down...