Helpful Score: 6
This is a wonderful book! I want to have a shop just like the Cackleberry Club! This is another series by Laura Childs of the Tea Shop and Scrapbooking series. This one by far is my favorite. The characters are well written and their development is solid. I liked Suzanne a lot, much more so than Theo in the Tea Shop mysteries.
Suzanne gets herself involved in the murder of her lawyer and does a little snooping of her own.
I love the comraderie between the three women, and how they stand together through good and bad. The atmosphere of the Club comes through in the writing, and I wish there was a place in my hometown just like it.
Definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.
Suzanne gets herself involved in the murder of her lawyer and does a little snooping of her own.
I love the comraderie between the three women, and how they stand together through good and bad. The atmosphere of the Club comes through in the writing, and I wish there was a place in my hometown just like it.
Definitely looking forward to the next book in the series.
Helpful Score: 5
This could be a really good new series for Laura Child. I really enjoy her tea series and am just so-so on the scrapbooking ones. This series includes tea but not to the extent of her other series.
This is about 3 women that run the Cackleberry Club which is a diner, book nook, knitting room and they also sell local homemade goods.
The local lawyer is killed behnd the restaurant and Suzanne finds the body and of course has to figure out who did it. She also gets involved because the city council is accusing her dead husband of taking a $4 million kickback from the building of the new prison in town.
It is an enjoyable book and I look forward to the next in the series
This is about 3 women that run the Cackleberry Club which is a diner, book nook, knitting room and they also sell local homemade goods.
The local lawyer is killed behnd the restaurant and Suzanne finds the body and of course has to figure out who did it. She also gets involved because the city council is accusing her dead husband of taking a $4 million kickback from the building of the new prison in town.
It is an enjoyable book and I look forward to the next in the series
Joy L. (vintagejoy) -
Helpful Score: 4
A great beginning of a new series. There is lots of action and alot of mysteries to be solved by the owner of The Cackleberry Club, Suzanne and her team of Petra and Toni. Good development of characters for a first book. I would rank this series just below the Tea Shop Mysteries as my favorite. I will definately be looking for the next installment in this series. A bit of mild profanity, seems out of place actually, doesn't seem to do much for the novel. She'd have been better off to keep up with the standards she has set for Tea Shop. IMHO.
I want to own the cafe in this book!
Three ladies who have lost thier husbands in one way or another come together to start a business and help each other. They open The Cackleberry Club, a cafe with delicious food, afternoon tea, a book section and a knitting section.
The local lawyer is found dead behind the cafe and the ladies find themselves in the midst of the mystery.
Love the story, delightful characters. I tried reading Laura Childs tea shop books but could not get into them. The Cackleberry Club is a series I will definitely be watching for more!
Three ladies who have lost thier husbands in one way or another come together to start a business and help each other. They open The Cackleberry Club, a cafe with delicious food, afternoon tea, a book section and a knitting section.
The local lawyer is found dead behind the cafe and the ladies find themselves in the midst of the mystery.
Love the story, delightful characters. I tried reading Laura Childs tea shop books but could not get into them. The Cackleberry Club is a series I will definitely be watching for more!
Barbara L. (thecomet) reviewed Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) on + 125 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Laura Childs has written another series that is going to be great. Suzanne, Toni, and Petra are on their own and have their own business. The Cackleberry Club cafe and has a murder in their parking lot. Great story and twists and turns trying to figure out who the guilty party is. This one I didn't know the murderer until the very end. Recommend, especially if you like Laura Childs. Even if you haven't read her other series this is a great first one.
Helpful Score: 2
I read and enjoyed this book, but it has a common pet peeve I have regarding Cozies. The solution didn't really come together at the end. (I could say more, but don't want to spoil the end for anybody.) It had kind of a "rabbit out of a hat" feel when the solution came around. But overall, it was well-written and I enjoyed it. I'll probably check out more in the series. 4 stars.
Deborah H. (littlepine) -
The first book in a series that cooks up friendship, murder, and one spectacular breakfast after another. I read this book fairly quickly so I would highly recommend this book.
An entertaining mystery.
The story surrounds main character Suzanne Dietz. After the death of Suzanne's husband, Dr. Walter Dietz, she inadvertently started a new gathering place in the small town of Kindred. The Cackleberry Club is a restaurant/book shop/tea room/knitting class that took off like a hot rocket.
She along with her friends Toni and Petra keep the club running. One day, Suzanne's lawyer is found dead in his car behind the club. The murder leads from one thing to another until her beloved husband, Walter, is implicated in a scandal. What secrets will Suzanne unearth?
I genuinely enjoyed this book. You get very comfortable with the characters and enjoyed the situations they found themselves in. Along with a very good story, the back of the book gives recipes to some of the delicious concoctions that you read about in the book.
She along with her friends Toni and Petra keep the club running. One day, Suzanne's lawyer is found dead in his car behind the club. The murder leads from one thing to another until her beloved husband, Walter, is implicated in a scandal. What secrets will Suzanne unearth?
I genuinely enjoyed this book. You get very comfortable with the characters and enjoyed the situations they found themselves in. Along with a very good story, the back of the book gives recipes to some of the delicious concoctions that you read about in the book.
Fun read
Not a bad read.
Pamela C. (pj-s-bookcorner) reviewed Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) on + 858 more book reviews
As always, Laura Childs delivers an enjoyable, light mystery. A little different scenario than her teashop & scrapbooking series. Interesting new characters!
Donna V. (LoveAMystery) reviewed Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) on + 2 more book reviews
I love Laura Childs books and this new series is a wonderful read. Characters are interesting and charming. As always her books keep you on the end of your seat trying to figure out the clues and killer. If you enjoy mysteries and especially series mysteries, you will enjoy this book.
I really like Laura Childs Tea shop mysteries and thought I'd give these a try---I'm glad I did! I'l be reading this series also. Great characters and good story lines. I never know who done it until the end!
Bonnie A. (ladycholla) -
As usual with Laura Childs, loved this mystery. Great start to a new group of characters. Very enjoyable. Looking for more of the same. Childs never, never disappoints. All her characters are exceptional.
Great read! Characters are realistic, interesting, and hilarious! Felt like I was reading about my own hometown.
Nicole G. (nyteacher) reviewed Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) on + 152 more book reviews
Eggs in Purgatory is book one in a new cozy series by Laura Childs. Suzanne, Petra and Toni are three middle aged friends who start their own cafe in the quiet town of Kindred. But, when a local lawyer is killed in their parking lot, scandal erupts in Kindred and Suzanne is right in the middle of it. This book is the right mix of murder, friendship and good cooking. It also includes recipes!
Teresa L. (knittymommy) - , reviewed Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) on + 7 more book reviews
An interesting read, couldn't put it down.
I was looking forward to reading this series since I'm a big fan of her Tea Shop series. Unfortunately, this isn't written in the same style. Unnecessary bad language, for one, really turned me off; it seemed very out of place. Not what I expect from a cozy mystery.
Sandra (mycatscanread) -
When I saw the title, I wasn't too sure about this book, but it turned out that I loved it and right away ordered the next one in the series. I loved all of the characters, the plot is good and the mystery kept me interested right to the last page. I enjoyed this one a little more than the tea shop mysteries, but the scrapbooking, tea shop and now this series are all worth reading.
I really enjoyed this Book. Renee' Smith
Kathie S. (CraftyKat) - , reviewed Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club, Bk 1) on + 404 more book reviews
This was an entertaining book. Fun to meet a new set of characters and look forward to reading more of their adventures.
I got this book for about $.50 when a thrift store closed Spring 2019. This isn't great literature and I wasn't expecting it to be. This would be considered a "cozy mystery"--one description I found online is that it's a gentle, fun, entertaining read. I would say that this particular book fits the bill. I read it in a couple days. I am giving it four stars instead of five because the ending was very abrupt. I plan to read Book 2.
good mystery - cram-packed with food. The author lovingly describes many dishes served in the cafe where the mystery is placed. (It was a little too much for me, but some might like all of the descriptions.) Very similar in tone to the knitting series, so if you like it you will like this one.
In a rehabbed Spur station outside the small town of Kindred, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here -- fluffy omelets, slumbering volcanoes, toad in the hole, and eggs on a cloud. This cozy little cafe even offers a book nook and knitting nest -- and business has been good.... But two murders, a runaway girl, a vicious widow, and a messianic cult leader just might lead to their undoing.
A delightful tale with a spunky protagonist and a surprising perpetrator that keeps one engaged in the unfolding mystery. The recipes that are described and included in the text and in the full in the back of the book add another enjoyable dimension to this book.
Lucille B. (lucibee) -
Really enjoyed this first in series. So much so I just ordered the second in the series. I agree with the other member reviewers so won't bother to repeat their views. ;o)
