Carmela Bertrand is excited about Halloween, as she's contemplating what costumes and parties she will attend this year in New Orleans. Unfortunately, strange noises in the shop next door to her scrapbooking store, Memory Mine Scrapbooking Store, have her investigating... only to find the dead body of Marcus Joubert, the owner of Oddities. Will Carmela uncover who the real killer is in time or will she become the next victim?

I wanted to like GOSSAMER GHOST a lot more than I actually did. Laura Childs incorporates all the elements I like in a cozy mystery with the added bonus of being set in New Orleans at Halloween. Unfortunately, GOSSAMER GHOST is just not my cup of tea as the characters appear somewhat superficial. I suspect that fans who have been following the series will enjoy it far more as they will already have a vested interest in the characters, along with a better understanding of the various relationships within the series as a whole.

Laura Childs' twelfth entry in A Scrapbooking Mystery series offers readers some intriguing craft tips along with some yummy sounding recipes. I like the camaraderie between Carmela and her best friend and owner of Juju Vodoo, Ava Gruiex and will probably give A Scrapbooking Mystery series another try, but this time starting with the first book in the series.