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Carmela Bertrand runs a bustling scrapbooking shop in New Orleans, delighting customers with sophisticated keepsakes. When she stumbles upon a subtle hint of her own—suggesting a murder—she is drawn into a mystery that tests her investigative instincts and her love for preserving memories.
As she follows the trail of clues left in the pinned pages and stitched collages, Carmela finds herself entangled in a web of secrets that reaches far beyond the shop’s walls.
Her journey turns her everyday passion for scrapbooking into a dramatic detective story set amidst the vibrant culture of New Orleans.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Laura Childs
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