Egg Shooters (Crackleberry Club #9) by Laura Childs
Narrated by Susan Boyce
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Genre: General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers
Release Date: January 26, 2021 

Egg Shooters is the ninth book in the Crackleberry Club series by Laura Childs. I had not read the previous books in the series and was able to quickly jump into this book!

The narration by Susan Boyce was so much fun! She really brought the characters to life!

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were very interesting and the story was fascinating! I thought this was a great small town with great people! The mystery was intriguing and I could not wait to figure out the whodunit!

I would definitely recommend reading this book and look forward to reading the rest of the series!

I'm so grateful to Laura Childs, Dreamscape Media, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC audiobook in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first in the 9th in the Cackleberry Club series. That being said I was able to catch up and not feel at all that I had missed out on anything.  In fact I forgot I was not listening to the first in the series. Suzanne is in the midst of a robbery/murder in the hospital her fiancé Seth works at as a doctor. The story focuses on her she helps the local police track down the killer. I enjoyed this book and the narrator did a great job with the various voices, but I am not interested in staying with the series.  Maybe I have now read too many cozies, so this is just me getting a bit over the cozies, but if you are still loving them, give this book a try. I am giving this a 3.5 star rounded down to 3.

This has been my favorite of he series so far, but Suzanne was far too judgmental and a little winny in this one for my liking. Good story telling though and focused on a real life problem.

You know how you wish some of your favorite books would be made into a movie?
For the Cackleberry Club I want a whole television series!

I love the characters. Toni would be so much fun to watch weekly.
The settings are comfy with a touch of glamour, especially the food.
And the action never stops!  
Suzanne is intelligent and curious, observant and generous. She can not help herself from getting involved, whether in community events or dangerous investigations.
And she can not stop her brain from running through endless possibilities. I enjoyed being privy to those runaway thoughts.

The book opens plunging us immediately into action and tragedy. The mysteries compound quickly, with hijackings, murder, drug related crimes and mysterious disappearance among them.
Suspects are found on every page!  When you think you have something figured out, you will begin to doubt your choices as more evidence comes to light.

I hope we do not have to wait long to revisit Kindred.

This was my first ever cozy mystery.  Egg Shooters by Laura Childs is book 9 in the Cackleberry Club series.  This whodunit started out with a bang right from the get go. There was a robbery and a murder right at the start. The main character Susan Dietz helps investigate the town’s crimes whether or not law enforcement want her help.  She sometimes gets herself and her sidekick into some sticky predicaments, but finds a creative way out of them. This story has many twists and turns as to who was committing the crimes and will keep you guessing until the killer is revealed. It also makes mention of PTSD and drug addiction. Overall, this was a nice, quick read that kept my interest throughout the story.

I received an audiobook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  These opinions are my own.

I wasn’t crazy about this book. It’s ok. The story and plot line were good but I just wasn’t crazy about the characters. I did like Billy though. But I found the story dragging and just didn’t move as fast as I felt it should. It should have been stronger on the in between action. Others might like it though. This is a good author. It’s the first I’ve read in this series though. I will still try her others. Sometimes one book doesn’t mean you won’t like others in a series. I listened to the audiobook I received from NetGalley. Thank you to them along with Berkeley, Dreamscape Audio and the author.

Great cozy mysteries series. Love the Cackleberry Club and the trouble they find themselves in. The narrator of this series is good, too.

Suzanne Dietz decides that she's going to take a thermos of chili to her fiancé Dr. Sam Hazelet at the hospital, however, no good deed goes unpunished because while waiting to make her delivery she is a witness to a masked gunman killing the security guard and wounding a nurse. The only thing she can think to do to protect herself is to throw the thermos full of chili at the gunman. The gunman escapes, and Suzanne is labeled a hero. But she believes that the security guard was the hero and is determined to everything she can to find the killer.

The story was very well-written and the characters continue to grow. It was so much fun to be able to hear them in this audio version. The story really came to life.  The narration was excellent!

Egg Shooters by Laura Childs is the 9th book in the Cackleberry Club, and I enjoyed it. I have enjoyed Ms. Childs' Tea Shop Mysteries for years, but had not read this series yet.  I believe I would have enjoyed this book more if I have read the previous books, but I kept up pretty well.  Suzanne Dietz, co-owner of the Cackleberry Club Cafe takes dinner to her doctor fiance, when the hospital is robbed, and the guard is murdered.  Suzanne and the other two owners of Cakleberry are on the case.  The three women who own the cafe are so different, but each delightful in their own way.  I highly recommend this book to cozy mystery lovers.  I am going to read book one next and catch up on this series. I enjoy the narrator, her voice was pleasant and easy to listen to.  
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Egg Shooters by Laura Childs is a great cozy, culinary listen. I loved how the author wrote a cozy mystery with mouth-watering culinary imagery and endearing characters. The storyline is fast moving and has great descriptions. I could envision so many details. Susan Boyce was fantastic at bringing the characters to life with her voice. I could easily hear who was speaking. #NetGalley and #DreamscapeMedia thank you for letting me have a review copy of the audiobook. I found it to be a wonderful standalone listen and part of a series.

I must confess I am a lover of Laura Child’s cozy mysteries and this one did not disappoint. The audiobook way well read with enough differentiation in the voices to be pleasant without being annoying and as always Ms. Child’s characters were entertaining and enjoyable. I am one who likes to try and figure out “who-done-it” before the end and this one kept me guessing! If you enjoy small-town cozies, this one is a keeper!

This is a book that's part of a series, set in a small midwestern town restaurant.  One of the owners, Suzanne, is witness to a gunman robbing the hospital pharmacy and killing a security guard.  She gets involved in solving the case, along with her two colleagues at the restaurant.  She seems to be, unlike many cozy heroines, fully approved to do so by the town sheriff, which seems a bit odd.  This series is supposed to appeal to those who like food, as well as those who are interested in cozy mysteries.  However, I found parts of it to be a bit far-fetched and the characters were not all that interesting, rather stereotypical.

I really liked the beginning of this new book in the Cackleberry Club series as it pulled you right into the action that happens when Suzanne is at the hospital delivering a meal to her fiance and encounters a masked gunman.  The actions starts quickly with two shootings one of which is fatal.  This is the first time I have listened to an audio book from this series and I have to say it changes the feel of the story for me.  The characters seemed less diverse when I read this series but listening to it magnified the character traits from the three main characters Suzanne,  The character development at the end of the story in the at risk youth was heart warming as was Suzanne's change in feeling toward him.  This was an enjoyable audio book.

It has been a few years since the last Cackleberry Club story, but these ladies were as fun and fresh as always. This is the ninth book in the series and even though each mystery is self-contained, you will enjoy this story more if you are familiar with the characters and the journey they have taken together. Egg Shooters starts off with a bang literally, with the shooting at the hospital. He kills the security guard and shoots the receptionist, before Suzanne throws a thermos of chili at him and he takes off. Suzanne chases him, but he has disappeared. Where did he go? It seems like he was robbing the pharmacy and a nurse in that area is also injured. The wife of the victim has asked Suzanne to help solve the crime, so what can she do?

This series has a great cast of characters led by a main character that is intelligent, witty and a strong female protagonist. Suzanne and Toni get into several scrapes while Petra cooks up a storm in the kitchen for the Cackleberry Cafe. I love Sheriff Dougie. I love his "southernisms" and his laid back personality, even though he is pretty smart. The setting is wonderful and I love the quirky town and secondary characters. This story was face paced and well-plotted. Suzanne had some great intuition in this one as she put together motives and suspects. Suzanne's investigation in this one was a bit different from others in this series, as there was a lot of turmoil and emotional distress caused by her questioning and accusations. Once again, there is danger and Suzanne takes some chances that were ill advised, but she comes through unscathed. There are a few side stories in this one, but they all come together in the end with the exciting reveal.  I listened to the audiobook narrated by Susan Boyce, a voice actress who narrates a lot of cozy mysteries. She is a narrator who I listen to quite a bit. She does a great job on the voices and expression in the story. She makes books I listen to very enjoyable. I enjoyed this one and recommend this series to those who enjoy cozy mysteries.

I have been a long time fan of Laura Childs and her Indigo Tea Shop series, the Cackleberry Club series is a new one for me and I am pleasantly surprised as to how different this series and the cast of characters are from the tea shop. Suzanne is so level headed, Toni made me laugh, Petra keeps them straight, Sheriff Doogie might be getting slower but he doesn't  miss a beat. The narrator did an awesome job with the different voices for each character, I especially liked the Toni character voice. The story starts off with heart stopping action followed by a mysterious secret admirer, and ending with  savory foods from the Cackleberry Club Parisian Night meal. Definetly a few red herrings and a well structured story plus I learned what an egg shooter is and morrell mushrooms.

Suzanne makes a trip to the hospital to bring some dinner for her fiancé Sam, when a man comes shooting.  Now the ladies of the Cackleberry Club Cafè are putting their mystery solving skills to the test and trying  not to be killed themselves.  It's a fun easy ride, with a good bit of humor added in.

A cozy mystery that is action packed right from the start with multiple crimes happening that may or may not be connected, the fabulous cast of characters led by a main character that is intelligent, witty and a strong female is just what you need to pick up for your next entertaining read! While you could absolutely read this book as a stand alone, you would be missing out on tons of back story and entertainment so I really recommend starting with the first book in the series. The excellent news is that the entire series is available via audio book and the narrator does an excellent job of taking the author's well written plot and superbly created characters to the next level and helping breathe life into them! I will now be impatiently awaiting the next book in the series!

This is a light cozy mystery that can be read in a day.  It’s pretty predictable, and none of the characters are very complex, but that’s actually the charm of a series like this one.  An easy, fun read.

Cute sweet cozy mystery.  I jumped in here and hadn't read/listened to the earlier books and while I could have used some more background on characters, it was easy to follow along and enjoy

Laura Childs is the author of three mystery series; one features Theodosia Browning and her tea shop; another is set in New Orleans and has a scrapbook theme, while Egg Shooters is a Cackleberry Club mystery. To be honest, the tea shop stories are my favorite.

In Egg Shooters, one of the three protagonists is at a hospital to visit her doctor fiance when a shooting takes place. The gunman escapes after killing a security card. Suzanne survives and, in the way of amateur detectives, wants to find out what happened. She is helped by friends Toni and Petra.

The narration of the audio book is good. Ms. Boyce has different tones and accents for each of the main characters. The story itself did not completely capture my attention however, Still, for readers who love cozy mysteries, this one may be worth a try.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title. All opinions are my own.