New Orleans is in the throes of another fantastic Mardi Gras celebration when the party gets crashed by a murderer…Kimber Breeze of KBEZ-TV is broadcasting live from a hotel balcony in the French Quarter, interviewing locals and capturing the spectacle in the streets. But as Carmela Bertrand, owner of Memory Mine scrapbooking shop, waits to be interviewed next, someone sneaks onto the balcony and strangles Kimber with a cord, leaving her body dangling above the parade.Soon after the murder, Carmela begins receiving strange postcards at her shop—signed by the late reporter. Now she and her friend Ava must risk their own necks to find out who’s posing as a ghost and expose a killer…Scrapbooking Tips and Recipes Included!**From BooklistFrench Quarter scrapbook store owner Carmela is getting ready for a festive, busy Mardi Gras when a TV reporter is killed at a party she is attending. Carmela finds the victim, Kimber Breeze, dangling off a balcony, with a roomful of suspects. Carmela’s boyfriend, Detective Babcock, does not want her involved, but when Carmela starts receiving postcards of cemeteries signed by the victim, she searches for answers. Her research involves looking into the lives of her own ex-husband, who is Kimber’s brother, and many other potential suspects. The characters take the spotlight here in an appealing fashion, but details of the Mardi Gras celebration are mixed in with scrapbooking tidbits and recipes for a well-blended mix of mystery and fun. Fans of Childs’ tea-shop and dinner-club series will enjoy this, too, as will scrapbooking fans of Joanna Campbell Slan. --Amy AlessioReviewPraise for the Scrapbooking Mysteries“A pleasure to read.”—Mysterious Reviews“Scrapbook aficionados rejoice! Ms. Childs creates a charming mystery series with lively, quirky characters and plenty of how-to...Serving up some hors d’oeuvres of murder and mystery, creativity and fashion, she has a winning formula to get even the laziest of us in a scrapbooking mood.”—Fresh Fiction“Cleverly designed…Getting to the climax is fun, as Laura Childs is a superb cozy storyteller with this series and her Tea Shop Mysteries.”—Gumshoe Review“Sure to please cozy fans.”—Publishers Weekly“Brilliant…From the lively imagination of Laura Childs.”—*St. Paul Pioneer Press *“Fast paced with plenty of action…Terrific.”—Midwest Book Review“An entertaining whodunit...The heroine is a plucky, strong, and independent woman who takes charge when necessary, as she is the original steel magnolia.”—Books ‘n’ Bytes“These books are so great that I just couldn’t put them down. I just can’t wait for the next one to be released.”—BellaOnline