Tuesday Ebook Spotlight: Julie Smith’s new Langdon novella

Julie Smith, that wonderful mystery writer who made New Orleans her home, has a new Skip Langdon novella in an anthology of best-selling authors. “Drop Dead Crime: Mystery and Suspense from the Leading Ladies of Murder” features work by Smith, Lisa Regan, Leslie Wolfe, Colleen Helme and Amy Vansant.

Here’s the bad news. It comes out Jan. 17, 2019. But here’s the good news. It’s only 99 cents to pre-order for the ebook. And we know this because we’re faithful followers of Julie Smith. In a recent email she wrote about both the novella and the anthology:

"One of the questions I most often get asked is, what did Skip Langdon do in the weeks after Hurricane Katrina? Happy to say, she finally told me. I suspect it took so long because of the huge departmental scandal she uncovered—although many cops might have said “she caused.” There was backlash, of course. These things take a while to settle. 

"But now we have it— a brief account of how she coped with those raw, lawless days immediately after the storm of the century, during which the few cops who remained on the job—a lot just didn’t show up—had to fight every second to maintain some semblance of civilization. The title of the novella will tell you everything you need to know about what that was like. It's called 'The Big Crazy,' and it’s now available in a completely awesome anthology that just went on pre-order.

"I’m beyond privileged to have a story in 'Drop Dead Crime,' a collection of five novellas by four of the most outstanding upstart writers of our era (and me, of course)—all women, some hard-boiled, some gentler and funnier, every one an expert at her craft.

"Pretty exalted company. But why, you might ask, do I call them upstarts? Because they’re all part of the digital revolution that’s currently attracting so many glittery new stars, many of them making it completely on their own. 'Drop Dead Crime' celebrates and showcases a few of these very contemporary artists. I’m so proud to be a part of this book!"

We're proud you call Louisiana home, Julie!

Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.

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