Frill Kill

by: Laura Childs

Published by: Berkley Books

Reviewed by Megan Politte

With Halloween barely a week away, New Orleans is getting even spookier than usual. Carmela’s friend Ava throws a party at her shop, Juju Voodoo, complete with a sexy tarot reader named Giovanni. The only thing he doesn’t foretell is that on her way home from the party, Carmela will find the body of a beautiful model named Amber behind a dumpster—right before being knocked unconscious herself.

Giovanni, the tarot reader, appears to have saved her—or was he already there? He turns into the police’s number one suspect, but Carmela and Ava both stand by him, even with his tendency to dodge certain questions. There’s plenty of evidence to keep Carmela busy, though. Horrible tooth marks are found around the victims neck, along with some nonhuman hairs found at the scene. Police can’t seem to figure out what kind of animal the hairs came from or what could have bitten the victims’ throat like that.

There are plenty of theories over who’s responsible—a French Quarter stalker, a jealous lover, even a werewolf—and Carmela is left wandering who she can trust. Carmela must figure who or WHAT the killer is before she has strange tooth marks of her own!

Laura Childs has done it again! Frill Kill is the fifth installment in Childs’ popular scrapbooking series. I enjoyed this book so much I skipped a few meals just to finish it! Frill Kill also includes several handy scrapbooking tips and some yummy New Orleans recipes. I can’t wait for Childs’ next book!

Childs is a consummate tea drinker, scrapbooker and dog lover.

Armchair Interviews says: Laura Childs is the bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries and the Scrapbooking Mysteries series.

Author’s Web site: http://www.LauraChilds.com