10/23/2024

Fleurish

Booked with Author Ellen Byron

Join us for a spooktacular evening as we dive into the world of cozy mysteries and vintage flair with French Quarter Fright Night by USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron, Tulane. Set in the Halloween-clad streets of New Orleans, this book promises chills, thrills, and a dash of Southern charm.

Grab your copy and join Kappa bookworms on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 8 p.m. ET for a discussion about the book and a conversation with the author.

In French Quarter Fright Night, the staff of the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is busy preparing for a haunted house tour when a murder turns their spooky celebration into a real-life whodunit. Vintage cookbook shop proprietor Ricki James-Diaz is determined to find the killer and takes sleuthing matters into her own hands. She and her friends must navigate a city bursting with Halloween mischief to unmask the killer. But it seems everyone has skeletons in their closet. Will Ricki find the real killer before someone else becomes part of the horror show?

USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron is known for her award-winning cozy mystery series that have readers flipping the pages to find out whodunit.

Her Cajun Country Mysteries series has won multiple Agatha and Lefty awards. Bayou Book Thief, the first book in her Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, was nominated for Agatha and Anthony awards and won the Lefty for Best Humorous Mystery. She writes the Catering Hall Mystery series under the name Maria DiRico and recently debuted the Golden Motel Mysteries with A Very Woodsy Murder.

Ellen crafts stories filled with twists, humor, and unforgettable characters. Don’t miss the chance to meet Ellen, whose love for New Orleans and experience in TV writing brings depth and wit to her captivating mysteries.