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    Keepsake Crimes

    Part of A Scrapbooking Mystery

    Author Laura Childs
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    Mass Market Paperback
    $9.99 US
    Berkley / NAL | Berkley
    4.2"W x 6.7"H x 0.65"D   | 5 oz | 68 per carton
    On sale May 06, 2003 | 256 Pages | 9780425190746
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    From the author of the popular Tea Shop Mysteries comes the first in a cozy crafting mystery series!

    New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand delights her customers with her stunning arrangements of their scrapbooks. But among her clients’ keepsakes she finds a tip of her own—about a murder...

    Business is booming and life is cozy for Carmela at her scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. But when one of the city’s elite dies during Mardi Gras, the police name Carmela’s estranged husband as their number one suspect. Although Carmela hasn’t forgotten how he scrapped their marriage, she doesn’t think he is cut out to be a killer. And if Shamus is being framed, Carmela might be the only one who can find the pattern and solve the case in time...
    Praise for Laura Childs

    “Just the right blend of cozy fun and clever plotting.”—Susan Wittig Albert

    “Murder suits [Laura Childs] to a Tea.”—St. Paul Pioneer Press
    © Jean Pieri
    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. View titles by Laura Childs

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    From the author of the popular Tea Shop Mysteries comes the first in a cozy crafting mystery series!

    New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand delights her customers with her stunning arrangements of their scrapbooks. But among her clients’ keepsakes she finds a tip of her own—about a murder...

    Business is booming and life is cozy for Carmela at her scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. But when one of the city’s elite dies during Mardi Gras, the police name Carmela’s estranged husband as their number one suspect. Although Carmela hasn’t forgotten how he scrapped their marriage, she doesn’t think he is cut out to be a killer. And if Shamus is being framed, Carmela might be the only one who can find the pattern and solve the case in time...

    Praise

    Praise for Laura Childs

    “Just the right blend of cozy fun and clever plotting.”—Susan Wittig Albert

    “Murder suits [Laura Childs] to a Tea.”—St. Paul Pioneer Press

    Author

    © Jean Pieri
    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. View titles by Laura Childs

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