Laura Childs
Laura Childs is the pen name of Gerry Schmitt. Gerry was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fund raising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.
Similar Authors: Terrie Farley Moran, Maddie Day, Kate Carlisle.
The Tea Shop Mysteries
Meet Theodosia Browning, owner of Charleston’s beloved Indigo Tea Shop. Patrons love her blend of delicious tea tastings and Southern hospitality. And Theo enjoys the full-bodied flavor of a town steeped in history—and mystery.
Death by Darjeeling
Tea Shop #1
Gunpowder Green
Tea Shop #2
Shades of Earl Grey
Tea Shop #3
The English Breakfast Murder
Tea Shop #4
The Jasmine Moon Murder
Tea Shop #5
Chamomile Mourning
Tea Shop #6
Blood Orange Brewing
Tea Shop #7
Dragonwell Dead
Tea Shop #8
The Silver Needle Murder
Tea Shop #9
Oolong Dead
Tea Shop #10
The Teaberry Strangler
Tea Shop #11
Scones & Bones
Tea Shop #12
Agony of the Leaves
Tea Shop #13
Sweet Tea Revenge
Tea Shop #14
Steeped in Evil
Tea Shop #15
Ming Tea Murder
Tea Shop #16
Devonshire Scream
Tea Shop #17
Pekoe Most Poison
Tea Shop #18
Plum Tea Crazy
Tea Shop #19
Broken Bone China
Tea Shop #20
Lavender Blue Murder
Tea Shop #21
Haunted Hibiscus
Tea Shop #22
Twisted Tea Christmas
Tea Shop #23
A Dark and Stormy Tea
Tea Shop #24
Lemon Curd Killer
Tea Shop #25
Honey Drop Dead
Tea Shop #26
Murder in the Tea Leaves
Tea Shop #27
Peach Tea Smash
Tea Shop #28
Coming August 6, 2024
Books 1 – 3
Tea Shop
The Cackleberry Club Mysteries
Suzanne, Toni, and Petra found a second life after losing their husbands—opening their own successful business, the Cackleberry Club cafè. But the three women never expected sleuthing to be the special of the day.
Eggs in Purgatory
Cackleberry Club #1
Eggs Benedict Arnold
Cackleberry Club #2
Bedeviled Eggs
Cackleberry Club #3
Stake & Eggs
Cackleberry Club #4
Eggs in a Casket
Cackleberry Club #5
Scorched Eggs
Cackleberry Club #6
Egg Drop Dead
Cackleberry Club #7
Eggs on Ice
Cackleberry Club #8
Egg Shooters
Cackleberry Club #9
The ScrapBooking Mysteries
Business is booming and life is cozy for Carmela at her scrapbooking shop, Memory Mine. The series is written by Laura Childs, with contributions to later books from Diana Orgain and Terrie Farley Moran.
Keepsake Crimes
ScrapBooking #1
Photo Finished
ScrapBooking #2
Bound For Murder
ScrapBooking #3
Motif for Murder
ScrapBooking #4
Frill Kill
ScrapBooking #5
Death Swatch
ScrapBooking #6
Tragic Magic
ScrapBooking #7
Fiber & Brimstone
ScrapBooking #8
Skeleton Letters
ScrapBooking #9
Postcards from the Dead
ScrapBooking #10
Gilt Trip
ScrapBooking #11
Gossamer Ghost
ScrapBooking #12
Parchment and Old Lace
ScrapBooking #13
Crepe Factor
ScrapBooking #14
Glitter Bomb
ScrapBooking #15
Mumbo Gumbo Murder
ScrapBooking #16
Books 1 – 3
ScrapBooking
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