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Laura Childs is a pseudonym for Gerry Schmitt, former owner/CEO/Creative Director of a marketing/advertising firm in Minneapolis. Laura Childs is the bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mystery series and the Scrapbook Mystery series. She is a consummate tea drinker, scrapbooker, and dog lover, and travels frequently to China and Japan with Dr. Bob, her professor husband.
Series
Tea Shop Mysteries
1. Death by Darjeeling (2001)
2. Gunpowder Green (2002)
3. Shades of Earl Grey (2003)
4. English Breakfast Murder (2003)
5. The Jasmine Moon Murder (2004)
6. Chamomile Mourning (2005)
7. Blood Orange Brewing (2006)
8. Dragonwell Dead (2007)
9. The Silver Needle Murder (2008)
10. Oolong Dead (2009)
11. The Teaberry Strangler (2010)
12. Scones & Bones (2011)
13. Agony of the Leaves (2012)
14. Sweet Tea Revenge (2013)
15. Steeped in Evil (2014)
16. Ming Tea Murder (2015)
17. Devonshire Scream (2016)
18. Pekoe Most Poison (2017)
19. Plum Tea Crazy (2018)
20. Broken Bone China (2019)
Tea for Three (omnibus) (2013)
1. Death by Darjeeling (2001)
2. Gunpowder Green (2002)
3. Shades of Earl Grey (2003)
4. English Breakfast Murder (2003)
5. The Jasmine Moon Murder (2004)
6. Chamomile Mourning (2005)
7. Blood Orange Brewing (2006)
8. Dragonwell Dead (2007)
9. The Silver Needle Murder (2008)
10. Oolong Dead (2009)
11. The Teaberry Strangler (2010)
12. Scones & Bones (2011)
13. Agony of the Leaves (2012)
14. Sweet Tea Revenge (2013)
15. Steeped in Evil (2014)
16. Ming Tea Murder (2015)
17. Devonshire Scream (2016)
18. Pekoe Most Poison (2017)
19. Plum Tea Crazy (2018)
20. Broken Bone China (2019)
Tea for Three (omnibus) (2013)
Scrapbooking Mysteries
1. Keepsake Crimes (2003)
2. Photo Finished (2004)
3. Bound for Murder (2004)
4. Motif for Murder (2006)
5. Frill Kill (2007)
6. Death Swatch (2008)
7. Tragic Magic (2009)
8. Fiber & Brimstone (2010)
9. Skeleton Letters (2011)
10. Postcards from the Dead (2012)
11. Gilt Trip (2013)
12. Gossamer Ghost (2014)
13. Parchment and Old Lace (2015) (with Terrie Farley Moran)
14. Crepe Factor (2016) (with Terrie Farley Moran)
15. Glitter Bomb (2018) (with Terrie Farley Moran)
Death by Design (omnibus) (2006)
1. Keepsake Crimes (2003)
2. Photo Finished (2004)
3. Bound for Murder (2004)
4. Motif for Murder (2006)
5. Frill Kill (2007)
6. Death Swatch (2008)
7. Tragic Magic (2009)
8. Fiber & Brimstone (2010)
9. Skeleton Letters (2011)
10. Postcards from the Dead (2012)
11. Gilt Trip (2013)
12. Gossamer Ghost (2014)
13. Parchment and Old Lace (2015) (with Terrie Farley Moran)
14. Crepe Factor (2016) (with Terrie Farley Moran)
15. Glitter Bomb (2018) (with Terrie Farley Moran)
Death by Design (omnibus) (2006)
Cackleberry Club Mystery
1. Eggs in Purgatory (2008)
2. Eggs Benedict Arnold (2009)
3. Bedeviled Eggs (2010)
4. Stake & Eggs (2012)
5. Eggs in a Casket (2014)
6. Scorched Eggs (2014)
7. Egg Drop Dead (2016)
8. Eggs on Ice (2018)
1. Eggs in Purgatory (2008)
2. Eggs Benedict Arnold (2009)
3. Bedeviled Eggs (2010)
4. Stake & Eggs (2012)
5. Eggs in a Casket (2014)
6. Scorched Eggs (2014)
7. Egg Drop Dead (2016)
8. Eggs on Ice (2018)
Non fiction
The Cozy Cookbook (2015) (with Avery Aames, Ellery Adams, Connie Archer, Leslie Budewitz, Cleo Coyle, Victoria Hamilton, B B Haywood, Julie Hyzy, Jenn McKinlay and Paige Shelton)
Low Carb In The Back Yard (2015) (with Veronica Childs)
Slow & Low (2015) (with Veronica Childs)
Low Carb High Fat No Hunger Diet & Recipe Book (2016) (with Veronica Childs and Veronica Childs N T)
Low Carb In The Back Yard (2015) (with Veronica Childs)
Slow & Low (2015) (with Veronica Childs)
Low Carb High Fat No Hunger Diet & Recipe Book (2016) (with Veronica Childs and Veronica Childs N T)
Laura Childs recommends
Knit One, Kill Two (2005)
(Knitting Mystery, book 1)
Maggie Sefton
"Cozy up with a great new author. Knit One, Kill Two has well-drawn characters and a wickedly clever plot."
Snake in the Glass (2009)
(Glassblowing Mystery, book 3)
Sarah Atwell
"Atwell's intriguing characters are drawn with cut glass precision."
Sleeping With Anemone (2009)
(Flower Shop Mystery, book 9)
Kate Collins
"Snappier than a venus flytrap!"
A Deadly Row (2010)
(Mystery by the Numbers, book 1)
Casey Mayes
"Do the math... this book is a winner."
A Crafty Killing (2011)
(Victoria Square Mystery, book 1)
Lorraine Bartlett
"Fun plot, fanciful characters, really fabulous crafts... Bartlett put her art and soul into this mystery."
Finger Lickin' Dead (2011)
(Memphis Barbeque Mystery, book 2)
Riley Adams
"Lulu Taylor is one intrepid amateur sleuth."
Read to Death (2016)
(Read Em and Eat Mystery, book 3)
Terrie Farley Moran
"Sassy-and her cheeky roaster of friends sparkle."
Death by a Whisker (2018)
(Cat Rescue Mystery, book 2)
T C LoTempio
"T C LoTempio knows how to develop...an exciting plot and then wallop it home."
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