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review: Dragonwell Dead (A Tea Shop Mystery) by Laura Childs

After being a bit disappointed with Childs’ Cackleberry Club series, I decided to return to Theodosia Browning’s Indigo Blue tea shop through Dragonwell Dead. Through some twist of fate, Theodosia always finds herself in the middle of a mystery.  As a matter of fact, it is a wonder that she has any friends left, as [...]

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review: Eggs Benedict Arnold (A Cackleberry Club Mystery)

I picked up this book solely because I previously read and enjoyed Laura Childs’ Tea Shop Mysteries. The Cackleberry Club Mysteries follow the same basic format as the Tea Shop Mysteries, featuring a Jessica Fletcher-esque character who runs a local eatery.  The Cackleberry Club is a cafe´…and a bookstore….and a knitting shop…and a catering business….and [...]

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