proprietor of the Cackleberry Club
It’s been a crazy summer and I’d hoped things would settle down here at the Cackleberry Club. Unfortunately, that’s just not been the case. A few days ago (while I was getting my roots touched up), there was a terrible fire in downtown Kindred and Hannah Venable, a dear friend, was killed. Now Sheriff Doogie is telling us (that’s Toni, Petra, and myself) that it may have been arson!
Obviously, that put the three of us on high alert, so we started sniffing around for clues. We came up with a number of suspects that we’re keeping an eye on right now – a vengeful husband, an ex-fireman, and an expert in explosives. I know tracking down a killer sounds like a terribly difficult task, but the ladies and I have vowed to figure this out. Of course, we’ve had a few other things heaped on our plates, too. Besides running the café, there’s the horse show at the county fair, Kit Kazlik’s vintage wedding, a fancy sunflower tea party, and our big dinner theatre on Saturday night.
To top things off, a baby owl tumbled out of the tree right behind the Cackleberry Club. I’ve been taking care of the poor thing, feeding it “owl smoothies” with an eyedropper, but now I have to somehow get it back to its mama. And of course Toni wants me to go to Cherry Bomb Night at Schmitt’s Bar. Oh, and I still have to write my newspaper column with recipes for Sour Cream Coffee Cake, Cheese Popovers, and Scorched Eggs.
How does this all turn out? Well, I’d love to stick around and chat with you, but I think you’d enjoy the story even more if you read Scorched Eggs for yourself!
Love,
Suzanne
You can read more about Suzanne in Scorched Eggs, the sixth book in the “Cackleberry Club” mystery series, published by Berkley Primce Crime. The first book in the series is Eggs in Purgatory.
Scorched Eggs Synopsis
In this cozy-thriller (thrillzy?) Suzanne, Toni, and Petra preside over the Cackleberry Club café in the small town of Kindred. Eggs are the specialty here, with murder on the side. But when a fire engulfs the downtown area, the ladies hearts are broken – a dear friend has been killed and all signs point to arson! The ladies attempt to track down the killer as author Laura Childs delivers a banquet of crazy – ladies on the high side of fort, explosives, scary clowns, baby owls, romance, and rodeo writing. Scorched Eggs is a gripping mystery that includes recipes for Chilled Blueberry Soup, Eggs in a Frame, Cheese Popovers, and Scorched Eggs.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment by 6 p.m. eastern on December 8 for the chance to win a copy of SCORCHED EGGS. The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.
About the author
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the 
Cackleberry Club Mysteries, Tea Shop Mysteries, and Scrapbook 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, enjoys fund-raising for various non-profit organizations, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.
I would love to win a copy of this book! Thanks for this chance to win a great story!
Always love Laura’s books, would love to win this one.
Love to read the book.
My favorite series by Laura.
Being the HUUUUUGE Laura Childs fan that I am, I insist that you toss my hat into the contest ring. 😉
Really enjoy Laura Child’s books! Need to reed this one next! I would like to win a copy! Thank you!
I would love to read this! I know I would enjoy it very much!
I read a couple of books in this series and now it is time to play catch up 🙂
I have enjoyed all of Laura’s books, thank you for the chance to win this one
This sounds like a fun read. I will add it to my TBR list. Thanks for all the great reviews. At this rate I will never catch up. So many books, so little time! Thanks Dru!
I love to read Laura Childs and this would be a great Christmas gift to win.
Love Laura Childs books , would love to win //read this one
I’d love to start this series!
Thanks, Dru and Suzanne/Laura. I would love to win “Scorched Eggs”!
I love anything Laura Childs writes. Heck, if she wrote cereal boxes I’d read ’em. This is such a nice giveaway
Thanks Dru for interviewing Laura Childs. I don’t believe I’ve read any of the Cackleberry books so this would be a great start.
Haven’t had a chance to read any of this egg series so I would love to read this book. It really sounds like a lot of fun!
Good Golly, Miss Molly! I have to know what happens! Laura Childs is a new author to me, but I have to read her books. Thank you, Dru, once again, for this amazing opportunity!
I have read the Cackleberry and also the Tea Shoppe series so I would love a copy of Laura Childs latest.
Love this series. Can’t wait to read this one. thanks.
I read one of this series and I’m primed to read another. I’m hoping the coffee cake recipe is included!
Sounds like a great series.
I have read most of the egg series if not all of it. I enjoy the other two series by Laura Childs, the Tea Shoppe am a little behind on & got a few to catch up on in the scrapbook series. I really enjoy them all and have reread them again because I do like them so much. Thank you for the giveaway. and keep up the writing please.
Wow. Have not heard of this series. Would love to start it with this book!
Love this author; thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Laura Child’s books are always winners—I’d love to enter the drawing.
suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com
Always a good read. These sound like great recipes.
I am so excited I love the Cackleberry club series. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love Laura Childs. Thanks for sharing.
A favorite series of mine. Love those ladies and tasty foods they serve!
Love this series and look forward to reading this book.
Love the idea of smart , “I’m always just turning 39.” ladies solving crimes in the mid west. What is a “scorched egg” anyway?
Well that certainly is a busy time. Good luck solving the murder and best of luck ever to the baby owl.
I love all if Ms. Childs series. Thanks for the chance to win.
What a busy life! Almost too busy to investigate the murder ha ha ha. Sounds like a good read and look forward to the recipes.
I can identify with Suzanne about having too much on your plate — sounds like my life minus the murder.
I love Laura Child cozy mysteries and would love to read this one. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Sounds like a great read. I have enjoyed this series so far !
Yea! Another in Laura Child’s awesome Cackleberry Club series. Can’t wait to crack this one open!
This book sounds interesting. I enjoy reading Laura Childs and would like to try this series. Thank you for a chance to win a copy of Scorched Eggs.
Well now, I just have to see those egg recipes.
I have read every book in Laura’s Teashop Mysteries and one in the Cackleberry Series and would love to win this to get me spurred on the read the others that I have missed. Thanks so much for reminding all of us of the newest adventure.
Cynthia
Love this series and the wait between books seems so long.Maybe because I’m older but , those gals have a lot of sass.
Looks like a great cozy mystery. Can’t wait to read it.
LOVE this series!! My fingers are crossed. Thank you.
Thanks for the chance! I love all of your series! Your books are awesome!
This sounds great. I can’t wait to read the Cackleberry Club series. I’m getting a really long list of TBR for Dec break. Thanks for sharing.
Laura is one of my favorite authors. I would love a copy of this book. This series is truly enjoyable.
Oh would love to have this to read
This book sounds great! Thank you for sponsoring the giveaway!
I want a copy – thank you for all the reviews Dru.
A must -read for me!!
Great title to win!
I love Laura Childs’s work—thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of this book!
The next in the series! Yeah!
Always love reading the next book in a great series!
I love Laura’s books, and this one sounds fantastic. Thanks for having the giveaway.
I love this series, and the recipes.
kaye.killgore@comcast.net
I love all your boks and looking forward to this latest one. Good luck to a lucky winner!!
Love all of Laura’s books that I’ve read and can’t wait to dive into this one as well.
Laura Childs is a favorite. I would love to win this one.
Love Laura Childs!
I would love to win
Wonderful giveaway. Thanks.
Thank you for the chance to get this book!
Can’t wait to read
The book sounds great! Please enter me in the contest. Thank you. 🙂
Sounds fantastic…
Marilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com
love to read this
Sounds like fun.
I like this series a lot.
Would love to win this one. I also love her tea shop series and eating eggs.
Would love to try this book.
Love the “sniffing around for clues” phrase. Creates a great image.
Would love to read this book–always on the lookout for something to read.
Sounds like a fun read!
This is another series I love! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sounds like a good book and would love to win. Thanks.
Been reading this series a while and love it!!!
Love this series. Love the women in it! Would love to win a copy especially with Christmas around the corner. A penny … One less cozy to buy! Thanks.
Sounds good! I have my finger’s crossed!
Been waiting for this book. The Cackleberry Club is one of my favorites. It’s women who look like me and sound like me and have wonderful supportive friendships like me. I can’t wait to visit with the crew again. PS, this is a series I buy in paperback because I’m pretty sure I’m going to want to binge read it again, in order.
I LOVE this series!! Would love a chance to win this book!
Thank you Dru Ann for the review of the latest Cackleberry Club mystery! I just finished Eggs in a Casket & IMHO it was the best of the series so far.
The Cackleberry Club series surprised me. I like this group of women who are so very supportive of each other. Their strong friendship is wonderful.
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