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Your Guide to Scrapbooking Rebecca Ludens reviews the latest mystery novel from author Laura Childs - Keepsake Crimes. |
"With a hope and a dream," Carmela Bertrand started the small scrapbook store in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. She renovated a vacated antique shop, creating a stylish haven for scrapbookers like herself. Teaching classes and stocking her shelves keeps her too busy to dwell much on the fact that her husband has declared a need to "find himself" and left her alone with her little dog "Boo." Too busy, that is, until she finds the louse (the husband, not the dog) is the number one suspect in a Mardi Gras murder.
Weaving a good old fashion murder mystery with the details of running a scrapbook store, Laura Childs has created a winner with the first of a new series of scrapbooking mystries. Ms. Childs not only keeps you guessing about the "who-done-it" until the very end, but along the way she fills the pages of her book with scrapbooking tidbits such as detailed page layout descriptions and class ideas.
After you find out how a Vanishing Ink Pen assists in catching the culprit, be sure to keep reading to find special goodies included after the plot is resolved. The final two sections of the book contain "Scrapbooking Tips From Laura Childs" and "Favorite New Orleans Recipes." You can pick up some ideas to help you with your next layout while also learning how to mix a Rum Hurricane.
Pick up Keepsake Crimes for some fun, time-out-for-yourself reading. And watch with me for the next book of this series coming in January, 2004 titled Photo Finished.
The Facts
Title: Keepsake
Crimes
Author: Laura Childs
ISBN: 0-425-19074-9
Suggested Retail: $5.99 US, $8.99 CAN
Author's Web Site:
http://www.laurachilds.com/
