Laura Childs ?-   Pseudonym of Gerry Schmitt. She is a former owner/CEO/Creative Director of a marketing/advertising firm in Minneapolis. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband. She is the creator of: 1. 'Theodosia Browning', owner of a teahouse in Charleston, South Carolina (Teashop Mysteries). 2. 'Carmela Bertrand', owner of a scrapbooking shop in New Orleans, Louisiana (Scrapbook Mysteries). 3. 'Cackleberry Club', a cafe run by three forty-plus women. Visit also the author's own site.

Titles and year of publication:
 

'Teashop' Novels
1) Death by Darjeeling	2001
2) Gunpowder Green	2002
3) Shades of Earl Grey	2003
4) The 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
'Scrapbook' Novels
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	Due October 2013
'Cackleberry Club' Novels
1) Eggs in Purgatory	2008
2) Eggs Benedict Arnold	2009
3) Bedeviled Eggs	2010
4) Stake & Eggs	2012