Parchment and Old Lace
by Laura Childs, Terrie Farley Moran

Carmela couldn't imagine a finer evening than dinner at Commander's Palace with her beau, Detective Edgar Babcock. The food and the company are equally divine--with the exception of Isabelle Black stopping by to brag about her upcoming wedding. Resuming the romance with a walk in the evening air, the couple is interrupted once again--this time by a terrifying scream from inside the cemetery.

Having just seen Isabelle, Carmela and Edgar now find her lying across an aboveground tomb, strangled to death with a piece of vintage lace. Carmela would rather leave the investigating to Edgar, but she can't say no to Isabelle's sister Ellie, the tarot card reader at Juju Voodoo, when she asks her to help. As she untangles the enemies of Isabelle's past, Carmela hopes she can draw out the killer before someone else gets cold feet.

INCLUDES SCRAPBOOKING TIPS

Other Books by Laura Childs

Broken Bone China
Tea Shop Mystery Book 20

Eggs on Ice
Cackleberry Club Mystery Book 8

Egg Drop Dead
Cackleberry Club Mystery #7

Ming Tea Murder
A Tea Shop Mystery #16

Devonshire Scream
A Tea Shop Mystery #17

Scorched Eggs
A Cackleberry Club Mystery #6

Gossamer Ghost
A Scrapbooking Mystery, Book 12

Ming Tea Murder
Tea Shop Mysteries #16

The Cozy Cookbook
More than 100 Recipes from Today's Bestselling Mystery Autho

Steeped in Evil
A Tea Shop Mystery #15

Scorched Eggs
A Cackleberry Club Mystery #6

Eggs in a Casket
A Cackleberry Club Mystery #5

Gilt Trip
A Scrapbooking Mystery #11

Gossamer Ghost
A Scrapbooking Mystery #12

Laura Childs' Bio

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbooking Mysteries, and 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.