October 1, 2015

Plantation Shudders by Ellen Byron - Spotlight


Published: August 11, 2015
Number of pages: 288
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: Cajun Country Mystery

Synopsis:
Check in for some Southern hospitality in Plantation Shudders, the Cajun Country series debut from Ellen Byron.

It’s the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family’s plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival–elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other–one from very unnatural causes– Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder.

With the help of Bo Durant, the town’s handsome new detective, Maggie must investigate to clear her name while holding the family business together at the same time. And the deeper she digs, the more she wonders: are all of the guests really there for a vacation or do they have ulterior motives? Decades-old secrets and stunning revelations abound in Ellen Byron’s charming cozy debut, Plantation Shudders.

About the author:
Byron is a native New Yorker who loves the rain, lives in bone-dry Los Angeles, and spends lots of time writing about Louisiana. She attributes this obsession to her college years at New Orleans’ Tulane University. Her debut novel, Plantation Shudders: A Cajun Country Mystery, launches on August 11th. Her TV credits include Wings, Just Shoot Me, and many network pilots. She’s written over 200 magazine articles, and her published plays include the award-winning, Graceland. She is also the recipient of a William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grant. She’s the proud mom of a fifteen year-old daughter and two very spoiled rescue dogs.

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7 comments:

  1. This sounds exciting! I enjoy suspense in interesting settings, and a plantation certainly sounds like a great setting!

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  2. This would be a new author for me. Sounds interesting.
    Anything on a plantation has to be intriguing.
    thanks

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  3. I'm very interested in this book, and have following Ellen for awhile. Thanks for hosting a great giveaway. I love suspense and have been intrigued by stories taking place in the south...plantations? Oooooh! kat8762@aol.com

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  4. This sounds like such a fun read. And any book whose cover has a dog pictured HAS to be a winner!!

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  5. I love mysteries set in Louisiana. Thanks for the contest.

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