Welcome to The Friday 56 hosted by Freda’s Voice.
This is a really fun meme!
The only rules are to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader and find a sentence or a few (no spoilers) that grabs you and post it.
Then go over to Freda’s Voice and leave your link so we can visit your 56!
My 56 for this week is from:
Glitter Bomb
A New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery
by Laura Childs
Genre: Cozy Mystery
From page 56 in the hardcover.
“Shamus, are you in a bar?”
“Um, yeah. Hey, do you remember my buddy Sam?”
“Sam,” Carmela repeated.
“Sam Spears.”
“Right. The other idiot who got bounced off a float onto his head.”
This sure does make me think of the madcap fun of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
Let the good times roll!
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Synopsis
An exploding Mardi Gras float has got to be the strangest murder weapon scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand has ever encountered in this latest Scrapbooking Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author.
It’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand is excited to be attending the Pluvius Parade along with her best friend Ava. Carmela’s ex-husband Shamus rides by the duo on his float at the head of the parade, when suddenly the revelry turns to disaster. Shamus’ float crashes and explodes, and although Shamus escapes unhurt, a member of his krewe is killed.
Carmela and Ava plunge into an investigation of the krewe-member’s death, but as they dig deeper it starts to look less like an accident and more like a murder….and Shamus seems less like a victim, and more like a suspect.
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I really have to start reading this author. This sounds like such a fun book – and a unique murder weapon. This week I am spotlighting Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse. Happy reading!
I’ve read several of her books and they always make me grin:)
More coziness. Happy reading.
sherry @ fundinmental
You know me. Love the cozies:)
I love the sound of the madcap fun. Thanks for sharing, and here’s mine: “VERITY”
It’s always fun to read stories set in locations I’ve been too. And New Orleans is a bustling place.
Now you have to explain to me what is a “scrapbooking mystery” Laura! Thanks to you and other readers I think I’ve grasped the concept of cozy mystery but this one is new!
Scrapbooking is a big thing. Uses all your creative skills to design them. I used to do it a bit. I still have a huge box of all kinds of bits and pieces to make cute ones.
This sounds like such a fun cozy! I love the setting and the snippet you chose gave me a laugh. Enjoy! 🙂
It’s the perfect cozy for this time of year too. Mardi Gras is right around the corner here.
I loved this book. So many scenes made me smile. I hope you are enjoying it too.
I am having fun. It’s a perfect fit for me!
I have been curious about this author but not tried her yet. Maybe when I catch up on some of my other series. 🙂
I’ve read some of her books and enjoyed them, Stormi. Always happy to get my hands on another:)
Enjoy your new mystery!
Thanks! I am:)
LOL Sounds like a fun read! Happy weekend!
It is fun and I’m hoping to finish it tonight:)
LOL the title and cover are amazing together.
They are! And i love it when the story is set n a familiar place.