Whenever I think of Louisiana, I think of Ellen Byron, who I first met at Bouchercon, Raleigh, NC, in our debut author year, 2015. Here’s the scoop on the newest book in her award-winning Cajun County Mystery series:
Author Name: Ellen Byron
Book Title: Fatal Cajun Festival
Book Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Synopsis: USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Ellen Byron cranks it up to eleven in the fifth fast and funny Cajun Country mystery.
Louisiana B&B owner Maggie Crozat kicks up her heels at a country music festival–but she’ll have one foot in the grave if she can’t bring the killer of a diva’s hanger-on to heel.
Grab your tickets for Cajun Country Live!, Pelican, Louisiana’s answer to the legendary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Maggie Crozat, proprietor of the Crozat Plantation B&B, plans to be in the cheering section when her friend Gaynell Bourgeois takes the stage with her band, Gaynell and the Gator Girls.
The festival’s headliner, native daughter Tammy Barker, rocketed to stardom on a TV singing competition. She has the voice of an angel…and the personality of a devilish diva. Maggie learns that this tiny terror carries a grudge against Gaynell. She’s already sabotaged the Gator Girls’ JazzFest audition. When a member of Tammy’s entourage is murdered at the festival, Tammy makes sure Gaynell is number one on the suspect list.
Gaynell has plenty of company on that list–including every one of Tammy’s musicians. Posing as a groupie, Maggie infiltrates Tammy’s band and will have to hit all the right notes to clear her friend’s name.
About the author: Mardi Gras Murder, Ellen Byron’s fourth Cajun Country Mystery, won the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel. The series has also won multiple Best Humorous Mystery Lefty awards from Left Coast Crime. Writing as Maria DiRico, she’ll debut a second series, The Catering Hall Mysteries, in 2020. TV credits include Wings,Just Shoot Me, and Fairly OddParents.Published and produced plays include the award-winning Graceland. Fun fact: she worked as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart. Find her at www.ellenbyron.com
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Thanks so much, Judy! So glad we met and became pals!
Happy to see your success, Ellen. Cate, thanks for popping by.
Congratulations, Ellen! Looking forward to meeting you at your New York appearance tomorrow!
Me too! Was reading “Courting Anna” on the plane and really enjoying it.