Cackleberry Club #2 December 2009 On Sale: December 1, 2009 336 pages ISBN: 0425231550 EAN: 9780425231555 Paperback $7.99 Add to Wish List Mystery Amateur Sleuth, Mystery Cozy Buy at Amazon.com Heads Up! The next installment of the Cackleberry Club, BEDEVILED EGGS hits the shelves December 7 Eggs Benedict Arnold by Laura Childs Recipes included! When Cackleberry Clubber Suzanne delivers a pie to funeral director Ozzie Driesden, she discovers him not working at the embalming table but lying on the embalming table. She barely has time to recognize his corpse before she’s drugged with chloroform. With more suspects than breakfast specials, the Cackleberry Club scrambles to crack the case before one of their own ends up six feet under. A great mystery that moves along at a brisk pace with wonderful characterization. Previous Picks

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