Scrapbook of the Dead
by Mollie Cox Bryan
This series just keeps getting better and better with every book, and SCRAPBOOK OF THE DEAD is the cream of the *crop.
~Lisa K’s Book Reviews
The Cumberland Creek Mysteries are one of my favorite cozy series. Scrapbook of the Dead by Mollie Cox Bryan is her best book yet!
~Jane Reads
…one of those books I read in one sitting–I just couldn’t put it down!
~Book Babble
Scrapbook of the Dead
(A Cumberland Creek Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Kensington (September 29, 2015)
ISBN-13: 978-0758293589
ASIN: B00RRT30J0
My Review
I was looking for a fun Halloween cozy and found this book. It couldn’t have worked out better. It appears I’ve bumped into these characters before. It was on a cruise ship, and yes, there was a murder for these good people to solve.
Now, we’re back on dry land in Cumberland Creek and there’s been yet another murder. There’s a human popsicle in the walk-in freezer at Pamela’s Pie Palace. And not long after, the murder victim’s sister is found next to the creek, dead of an apparent drowning. And both victims had a page from a scrapbook clutched in their hands. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
I had such fun sleuthing with this gang again. The characters ages ranged from young to senior and they kept me laughing and flipping pages to find out who the surprise villain was.
Yep, I was kept guessing as to who the bad guy was.
I’d have loved to have been a fly on the wall when these scrapbook fiends gathered together, pasting and cutting. The gossip flies and the clues emerge.
It’s the countdown to All Hallows Eve and everyone is looking at each other with suspicion. Spooky times in Cumberland Creek.
I hope you give this book and series a read. I sure had fun and plan to continue reading more about these crafty characters.
4 Stars
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Synopsis
Halloween means spooky scrapbooks for the Cumberland Creek Scrapbook Crop, but what’s been happening around town is truly frightening. First a dead woman is found in the freezer at Pamela’s Pie Palace, and the next day a second woman is found murdered by the river. Reporter Annie Chamovitz learns the victims were sisters and is certain their deaths are linked. Most bizarre of all, both women were found clutching scrapbook pages.
As their Saturday night crop quickly becomes an opportunity to puzzle out the murders, the ladies begin to wonder if Pamela is hiding more than her secret recipes for delicious pies–or if the crimes are related to the startling discovery that there are gangs in Cumberland Creek. As All Hallows Eve approaches, the crafty croppers must cut and paste the clues to unmask a deadly killer.
Includes tips and a glossary of terms for the modern scrapbooker!
Click HERE to read my review of, another Cumberland Creek Mystery. A perfect read for Christmas!
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About The Author
In addition to the Cumberland Creek mystery series, Mollie Cox Bryan wrote the regional bestseller Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies and Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant Cookbook: A Lifetime of Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley . An award-winning journalist and poet, she currently blogs, cooks, and scrapbooks in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and two daughters. Scrapbook of Secrets was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel.
Author Links Website / Goodreads
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Scrapbook of the Dead sounds like a great mystery book. I am looking forward to reading it.
I really like this series and plan on reading the rest of the books too:)
sounds like a good mystery
It is! Lots to entertain too:)
I really wanted to read this one for Halloween but you know how I am a stickler for starting at book one…lol. So I put book one on my TBR list. 🙂
Stormi
Yep, I know you like to start a series at the beginning. I’ll check on some good Halloween reads for ya:)
Do you ever get writer’s block and, if so, how do you overcome it?
Looks like a perfect fit for this time of year! Congrats to Mollie on the new release!
It is! I like to read stories that coincide with the season or holiday.
I can’t wait to read this. I love the cover!
I had such fun, Candace. And I love the covers for all of the books in this series:)
Hehe… this sounds like an amusing read. I’m not much for Halloween stories though, we don’t celebrate that downunder.
The last book I read in this series took place at Christmas. I like the holiday theme but these would be fun without it too:)
Cruising and scrapping, gotta have something to do besides gambling. LOL
sherry @ fundinmental
Sure enough! LOL
I have read both books and like them very much. The link to my review o SCRAPBOOK OF THE DEAD is
https://idahobluebird50.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/scrapbook-of-the-dead-by-mollie-cox-bryan/.
I’m happy we both feel the same about these:) I’ll be over to see your review!