A Streetcar Named Murder (New Orleans Mystery, A #1)
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- Synopsis
- Blackmail in the Big Easy turns to cold-blooded murder in this debut cozy mystery perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland.When the mysterious letter arrives by courier, Valerie Cooper doesn&’t know what to make of it. She&’s become the beneficiary of her late husband&’s estranged uncle&’s will—a man she never knew—and inherited a majority partnership in the family&’s company, New Orleans Fine Antiques. Valerie knows nothing about antiques, but she decides to learn the business and become an active partner. She&’s also got her hands full fending off Collette, a woman who wants to sell the huge old house in the Irish Channel neighborhood Valerie and her husband painstakingly renovated.Valerie isn&’t interested in selling—but when her best friend Lauren, drags her to a costume party for the women&’s Mardi Gras club, the Krewe of Athena, she stumbles over Collette&’s body, a jeweled dagger sticking out of her chest. In a rush of panic, Valerie recognizes the dagger from her shop—and before she knows it, she&’s become murder suspect number one.Egged on by Lauren, she starts digging into Collette&’s business dealings, and the deeper she digs, the dirtier it gets. Now all fingers are pointing at Valerie. In a desperate bid to clear her name, Valerie frantically tries to find who could have gotten hold of the dagger. But among a cadre of guests in full costume, it could be impossible to find the thief—and unmask the real killer.
- Copyright:
- 2022
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781639101337
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781639101320
- Publisher:
- Crooked Lane Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/06/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Greg Herren
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.