{"id":9487,"date":"2012-02-14T13:55:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T19:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=9487"},"modified":"2012-02-16T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T18:19:19","slug":"laura-childs-tea-shop-mystery-series-scrapbooking-series-or-cackleberry-club-mystery-series-which-one-would-you-recommend-reading-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/laura-childs-tea-shop-mystery-series-scrapbooking-series-or-cackleberry-club-mystery-series-which-one-would-you-recommend-reading-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Childs: Tea Shop Mystery Series, Scrapbooking Series, or Cackleberry Club Mystery Series… Which one would you recommend reading first?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I started thinking about a comment Susie made two days ago. The comment was about how some of the authors on the March 2012 Mystery Book New Releases<\/a> list are so prolific. It’s especially gratifying when one of your favorite authors is highly productive. When I finally “catch up” with a favorite author, I wonder what is taking them so long to write the next mystery in their series.<\/p>\n

That started me thinking about the “newbies” amongst \u00a0us. When a newbie hears that a mystery writer is really, really good at his\/her craft, how does the newbie decide which one of the author’s several mystery series he\/she should start with.<\/p>\n

So, I decided to take a look at the March release list, pick out a few authors, and see what we can come up with to help all of the newbies decide which series to begin with?<\/p>\n

This entry will only be about Laura Childs. In the following days I will highlight some of the other mystery authors from the list.<\/p>\n

Laura Childs<\/a><\/strong> is one of the most popular (bestselling New York Times) Cozy Mystery authors today. She has been writing the following three mystery series since the very early 2ooos.<\/p>\n

Tea Shop Mystery Series<\/strong> features the owner of a Charleston Tea Shop.
\nScrapbooking Mystery Series<\/strong> stars the owner of a scrapbooking shop in New Orleans.
\nCackleberry Club Mystery Series<\/strong> is set in a midwestern cafe that specializes in food, knitting, and even has a book section.<\/p>\n

I will start the ball rolling: I think I would recommend the Tea Shop Mystery Series<\/strong> to a newbie Cozy Mystery reader. It not only was Childs’ first\u00a0mystery\u00a0series, but it is also my favorite.<\/p>\n

Which one of Laura Childs<\/strong>‘ three series would you recommend \u00a0a newbie to the Cozy Mystery genre to begin with? (And, would you mind telling us why?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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