Gossamer Ghost: A Scrapbooking Mystery 12th edition

Marc Notes: Scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is ready to head out and enjoy her night until she hears some strange noises coming from Oddities, the neighbouring antiques shop, and decides to investigate. Her evening plans are abruptly put on hold when out of a curio cabinet - and into her arms - falls the bloody body of Oddities owner Marcus Joubert. While Joubert was known for being an eccentric, Carmela never thought he could inspire the passion required to kill - until she learns a priceless death mask was also stolen. As the mystery grows, so does the list of suspects, leaving Carmela with the feeling that it will take every trick in the book to unmask the killer thief before there's another night of murderous mischief. Review Quotes: "Childs has a deft and colorful hand."--"Buried Under Books""Enjoyable... Local color is Child's strong suit, and on this romp with Carmela, the details of the Big Easy, from absinthe to etouffee, do not disappoint."--"Publishers Weekly"Biographical Note: Laura Childs is the" New York Times" bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries, and a recent recipient of the "Romantic Times Book Review s Award "for Best Amateur Sleuth. In her previous life, she 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, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs."Review Quotes: Childs has a deft and colorful hand. "Buried Under Books" Enjoyable Local color is Child s strong suit, and on this romp with Carmela, the details of the Big Easy, from absinthe to etouffee, do not disappoint. "Publishers Weekly"" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/18/2014 (EAN 9780425266663, Hardcover) Romantic Times 10/01/2014 pg. 61 (EAN 9780425266663, Hardcover) Booklist 10/01/2014 pg. 38 (EAN 9780425266663, Hardcover) Library Journal 11/01/2014 pg. 65 (EAN 9780425266663, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Childs, Laura Laura Childs spent many years working in the communications and marketing industry. From desktop publishing for both corporate and socially-minded clients, to programming and creating online Knowledge Management courseware for highly respected authors in their field; Laura has worked in Canada and internationally in a vast array of roles. In the last 20 years she's provided many of her services and offered consultation from her hobby farm located high in the hills of the Canadian Shield. On the farm, Laura raised her daughter to discover her own talents and interests, be adept at living off the land, and balance it all with compassion, grace, and social responsibility. After 17 years on the farm, mother and daughter now live apart, but near each other, in southern Ontario. With such diverse interests and life experiences, Laura has turned to utilizing her talents to inspire others, helping each to recognize their potential and rise to their personal best. While Laura has spent many years writing about country living, she now writes and blogs on more personal and accessible topics of health, diet, weight loss and natural foods. She has most recently co-authored a book with her daughter on the weight loss diet they created together, "Low Carb, High Fat, No Hunger Diet" (June, 2014). Veronica Childs worked alongside her mother from two to fourteen years of age. Together they planted and tended vegetable gardens, raised livestock, revived antique chandeliers, created country living artwork and studied advertising and marketing concepts. For the last six years she has managed or co-managed a clothing store, a beauty counter in a large drug store chain, and a full service salon. She is currently managing a busy salon in a large metropolitan area. At the time of writing, Veronica is 20 years old. Veronica was home schooled for over half of her education and attended college in Oakville, Ontario. She is an avid reader - from fiction to horror to many non-fiction topics - and was in charge of editing a full length book before she co-authored "The Complete Low Carb High Fat No Hunger Diet" with her mother. Having traveled to many countries during her early teens, Veronica has seen firsthand the diversity of cultures and their preferred foods. In her next book she plans to incorporate the principles of low carb high fat cooking with more of the spice and flair of a Mediterranean diet.