Carmela Bertrand knows that Halloween in New Orleans
means
a
week of rabble-rousing, costumed craziness—and she can’t
wait to get the party started. But when a local antiques
dealer turns up dead, Carmela suddenly finds herself in a
real-life danse macabre…
An evening’s work deciding on the class schedule for her
scrapbooking shop has put Carmela in the mood to kick up
her
heels. But after some strange noises draw her into
Oddities,
the neighboring antiques shop, Carmela’s night is
abruptly
put on hold when a bloody body falls out of a curio
cabinet—and into her arms.
While shop owner Marcus Joubert was known for being an
eccentric with a penchant for eclectic merchandise,
Carmela
never thought he was the kind of man who could inspire
the
passion required to kill. But when Marcus’s assistant—and
fiancée—Mavis reveals that a priceless death mask was
also
stolen, it becomes clear that murder wasn’t the culprit’s
sole intention.
Carmela can’t resist the urge to investigate the growing
mystery, but as the list of suspects increases, she
realizes
it’ll take every trick in the book to unmask the killer
thief before there’s another night of murderous mischief…
I have been to New Orleans and do love the food and homes. This is my kind of book. (Leona Olson 9:43am October 7, 2014)
My Best Girlfriend, lives in New Orleans. She's actually more like a Sister than she is a Girlfriend, and we talk all the time. I've never been down there, but would love to go one day soon. We've actually spoken about different foods that they have down there, and some are so foreign to me, but intriguing just the same. You couldn't have picked a better city to write a story around. I am looking forward to reading your book this Fall, and am putting your book on my TBR list!! I fell in love with the cover, too!! The recipes are an added plus, and am looking forward to trying them. Thank you for the wonderful posting!!! (Peggy Roberson 11:50am October 7, 2014)