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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBy Martha Reed \u2013 Jane Byrne is a former New England police detective dealing with aftermath of a fatal shooting. Though she was exonerated, she left her job in disgrace and needs a new start. Not many places could offer a more different environment than New Orleans does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jane\u2019s job working security at a self-storage facility doesn\u2019t pay much, but at least she has interesting landlords. Even they are put in the shade by their ebullient and indiscreet transgender daughter Gigi. She\u2019s a ball of fire through whom Jane meets an array of exotic and sexually nonconforming friends. I suspect Jane wouldn\u2019t have previously thought of herself as straight-laced, but these new acquaintances are out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Danger comes calling as first one then another of Gigi\u2019s friends is hideously murdered, and, while the NOPD is sort-of on the case, Jane can\u2019t help but bring her police training into play, welcome or not. Can they solve the case before Gigi\u2014or Jane herself\u2014joins the murdered? An excellent read!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Order Love Power<\/em> here from Amazon<\/a> or order it here from IndieBound<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Under the Blood Moon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n By Tracie Provost \u2013 I\u2019ve read next-to-no vampire literature, with the exception of one Anne Rice novel decades ago. New Orleans, with its voodoo practitioners and affinity for the occult and bizarre is surely the perfect setting for one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Juliette de Grammont is a skilled practitioner of magic arts and a vampire. She was staked more than 200 years ago, but now her body has been found and restored. Not only must Juliette learn to cope with modern life (cars, computers, cell phones!), but also she\u2019s returned to life just as a major power struggle begins between two powerful vampire families (as treacherous as the Mafia, but without the pasta).<\/p>\n\n\n\n What enables the suspension of disbelief necessary to this narrative is Provost\u2019s excellent world-building. She describes a culture and way of behaving that is consistent and just coherent enough that I got into the story, then the force of her characterizations kept me there, as the paranormal beasties descended. Highly entertaining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Order Under the Blood Moon<\/em> here from Amazon<\/a> or order it here through IndieBound<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These mystery authors do! At the richly rewarding book sale at Killer Nashville, I was drawn to these two books by authors I\u2019d just met. Both are set in New Orleans, both make terrific use of the city\u2019s unique culture(s), … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vweisfeld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Under-the-Blood-Moon.jpg?resize=239%2C366&ssl=1\")
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