EGGS IN PURGATORY (Laura Childs)

Laura Childs' new Cackleberry Club series lives up nicely to her two others.  The Cackleberry Club is a restaurant devoted primarily to egg dishes, but the business also includes knitting and book nooks, so readers can look forward to future mysteries focusing on book clubs and yarn crafts as well as eggs!  The business is run by a recent widow, Suzanne, along with Toni, who has a sort of "reputation' in town and is in the process of divorcing her husband, and Petra, whose husband suffers from Alzheimers.  Suzanne Deitz's physician husband died recently as a result of pancreatic cancer, and now he may be linked to an illegal kickback scheme that could be related to 2 recent murders that hit way to close to home for Suzanne's comfort. Childs throws in a cult complete with a messainic leader, lots of quirky local characters, and some great down-home cooking that all combine into an entertaining and very promising new series.