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Laura Childs

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, the Scrapbooking Mysteries, and the Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO of her own marketing firm, authored several screenplays, and produced a reality TV show. She is married to Dr. Bob, a professor of Chinese art history, enjoys travel, and has two Shar-Peis.
Death at a Firefly Tea
High Tea and Misdemeanors
Murder in the Tea Leaves
Peach Tea Smash
Honey Drop Dead
Lemon Curd Killer
A Dark and Stormy Tea
Twisted Tea Christmas
Haunted Hibiscus
Egg Shooters
Lavender Blue Murder
Mumbo Gumbo Murder
Broken Bone China
Eggs on Ice
Glitter Bomb
Plum Tea Crazy
Pekoe Most Poison
Egg Drop Dead
Crepe Factor
Devonshire Scream
Parchment and Old Lace
Ming Tea Murder
Scorched Eggs
Gossamer Ghost
The Cozy Cookbook
Steeped in Evil
Gilt Trip
Sweet Tea Revenge
Tea for Three
Postcards from the Dead
Agony of the Leaves
Stake & Eggs
Skeleton Letters
Scones & Bones
Fiber & Brimstone
The Teaberry Strangler

Books

Death at a Firefly Tea
High Tea and Misdemeanors
Murder in the Tea Leaves
Peach Tea Smash
Honey Drop Dead
Lemon Curd Killer
A Dark and Stormy Tea
Twisted Tea Christmas
Haunted Hibiscus
Egg Shooters
Lavender Blue Murder
Mumbo Gumbo Murder
Broken Bone China
Eggs on Ice
Glitter Bomb
Plum Tea Crazy
Pekoe Most Poison
Egg Drop Dead
Crepe Factor
Devonshire Scream
Parchment and Old Lace
Ming Tea Murder
Scorched Eggs
Gossamer Ghost
The Cozy Cookbook
Steeped in Evil
Gilt Trip
Sweet Tea Revenge
Tea for Three
Postcards from the Dead
Agony of the Leaves
Stake & Eggs
Skeleton Letters
Scones & Bones
Fiber & Brimstone
The Teaberry Strangler

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