As Pelican,
Louisiana prepares for their Mardi Gras celebration, a terrible storm
dumps tons of water on the town leaving many homeless and others with
a massive cleanup project. Cleaning up behind the Crozat Plantation
B&B, the cleanup team finds a body under the rubbish. Not someone
who died in the floods, but a murder victim.
The town isn’t
about to let the storm or a murder ruin their Mardi Gras celebration.
The Miss Pelican Mardi Gras Gumbo Queen Pageant must go on and when
Maggi’s grandmother is unable to serve as a judge, Maggie is tapped
to take over. She hates the role, particularly when one of the judges
is murdered and others are threatened.
Maggie would rather
be working on the painting, damaged by the flood waters, that she has
been asked to restore, or helping to prepare for the Orphan Train
Exhibit. Then there’s her relationship with Detective Bo Durand
that seems to have taken a wrong turn.
This is a delightful
cozy mystery. The descriptions of Pelican and the historic mansions
are worth the read. The characters, particularly Maggie’s
grandmother, are delightfully quirky. It makes you want to visit the
town for Mardi Gras.
The Orphan Train
Exhibit adds a bit of history and the plot is complex. It all keeps
you guessing and hoping that Bo and Maggie can work things out.
I recommend this
book is you enjoy colorful cozy mysteries.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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