This is the second book in the Cackleberry Club mystery series by Laura Childs. Ozzie Driesden purchases a cherry pie at the Kindred Spirit Days. Trying to do a good deed and to get done with her stint at the bake sale, Suzanne takes the pie over to the Driesden & Draper funeral home. Suzanne wanders in only to see Ozzie murdered and laying on his own funeral table. Someone grabs Suzanne from behind and chloroforms her. Thus starts the search for the murderer. The whole cast returns in this follow up. This series is a good read just like her Tea Shop mysteries. Suzanne is the owner of a nice little place called Cackleberry Club. It is a mix of somewhere to eat, knit, read, and relax. She may have had her mystery trouble in the past, but she is so over that...or so she thought. Soon, Suzanne is finding herself in the middle of, yet another mystery. Only this time she is not a suspect, but a victim. She simply went to deliver a pie to Ozzie, the funeral director, then the next thing she knows she is staring at, what appears to be a dead Ozzie sprawled over his embalming table and then is being drugged with chloroform herself. Who would have killed Ozzie, such a sweet man? Who would have wanted to drug, but not kill Suzanne? Is there a killer on the loose that is going to regret not having offed Suzanne too that will then go after her again, but for good? Suzanne soon dusts off her mystery solving skills and gets into a bit more trouble along the way to finding out what is really going on in her small town. I simply loved this book! It was just as entertaining as the first one in the series and the characters were even better in this book. The mysteries keep on appearing with every turn of the page in this book and make you so excited to read, you just can't put it down. Once again, Childs had me wondering what was really the story as far as the murder went. I was eager to turn the pages and read on and I was excited to learn more about not only the mystery, but the characters as I read on. The characters were so fantastic from the first book, and I am so glad that they kept that greatness in this book. I also was excited to see new characters and more growth in the old characters. The writing of the book was great too. Childs had a way of making details seem just a wonderful part of the drama and mystery instead of an unnecessary part of the book. The details added to the book instead of taking away from it. I love Childs' writing style and I can't wait to read on even further in this Cackleberry Club mystery series. I feel like I am part of the little friendship circle when I read these books! The drama, mystery, friendships, and food are hard to beat!5/5 Stars!!
What do You think about Eggs Benedict Arnold (2009)?
I probably wouldn't have liked this as much if I wasn't reading it to avoid doing homework.
—babysmiley
I'm enjoying this series. I haven't figured out the killer yet!
—sonia_b
A light read but the characters held my interest.
—Johann
