Looking for some cozy mysteries to enjoy this summer? Here
are two with local ties by award-winning authors to choose from.
Pamela Kopfler of South Louisiana writes a series with
Kensington Publishing that deals with a Louisiana bed and breakfast complete
with spirits, the dead kind. “Downright Dead,” the second book in the series, came
out last fall and the third, “Hog Wild Dead,” will be out in the summer of
2020. Start at the beginning with “Better Dead.” Here’s the book's description:
“Burl Davis checked out of this life a little earlier than
expected—before Holly could serve him with divorce papers over his extramarital
flings. Unfortunately, it was not before he nearly bankrupted her beloved
BnB, Holly Grove, a converted plantation that has been in her family for
generations. Holly would never wish anyone dead, but three months later she's
feeling a lot more relief than grief. Until Burl's ghost appears as an
unwelcome guest. Before his spirit can move on, her not-so-dearly departed needs
Holly’s human help to bust up the drug smuggling ring he was involved with. She
has reservations, to say the least, but agrees to assist him if he’ll make a
show of haunting the BnB to draw in visitors. But when Holly’s former love,
Jack McCann, mysteriously resurfaces in town and checks in, she has to wonder
if her BnB is big enough for the ghost of her husband and the very real
physical presence of her old flame . . .”
Sandra Bretting hails from Southern California and now calls
Houston home but sets her Missy DuBois mysteries, published by Penguin, in
Louisiana. The fourth book in the series, “Death Comes to Dogwood Manor,” was
published last summer, but start at the beginning with “Murder at Morningside.”
Here’s the book’s description:
“Hat designer Missy DuBois opened her shop, Crowning Glory,
along Louisiana's Great River Road to cater to the sophisticated Southern
bride. But bless her heart, who knew creating stylish wedding veils would lead
to murder? Hired to craft a veil for a socialite getting married at
Morningside Plantation means Missy can bask in the height of antebellum
atmosphere. But when the bride is found dead in a women's bathroom, Missy the
milliner finds herself entangled in one unfashionable murder. With the list of
suspects thicker than the sweltering Louisiana heat, including a gaggle of
bridesmaids shedding nary a tear and a family with no shortage of enemies, it
seems anyone at the mansion may have done away with the bride-to-be. While
Missy has Southern charm to spare, she's going to need more than manners and a
manicure to put a hat pin on this murderous affair . . .”
Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in the Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series is FREE to download as an ebook.
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