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• Tiaras, pedigrees, murder and Mardi Gras, fun!

  Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron is a delightful southern cozy mystery. This book is the first that I have read of Ellen Byron. I first saw this book last year when it was published, and I knew then that I had to read it. OK, the cover totally drew me in but the plot summary is what made me buy it. I am so glad that I did. Magnolia Marie Crozat ~ Maggie Our sleuth is Maggie, she grew up in Pelican Louisana, went to college, lived in New York for a while and came home. Now, she helps out at her family Bed and Breakfast and works at a plantation house turned into a museum which was once owned by her grandmother’s family. Maggie has an intuition when it comes to finding clues and figuring out whodunit. She happened to be the one who finds the murdered town historian. Isn’t that the perfect sign of a good sleuth? What I like about Maggie: she is there for her family, she knows what she wants in life, and she is easy to talk to, which is why people tell her things. What I didn’t like was that she was always running behind and forgetting appointments. However, some of that was due to covering for her Gran and part was due to the murder but still. Bo Durand Bo Durand is our sleuth’s love interest and her connection to the police force. Yep, he is a detective on Pelican PD. Bo is a great guy, he has a son with Asperger’s, but Bo handles its stride. He and Maggie are close at the beginning of the book, but then things start to change. Bo does take Maggie’s clues and follow up with them. He also doesn’t try to stop her from getting involved. I like that he trusts that Maggie knows what she is doing. I also like that Bo is a sweet guy, not just with his son and Maggie but with everyone. He is a true gentleman. Mystery The mystery is my favorite part. It is filled with genealogy, family secrets and lies. There is blackmailing, conniving and threating. It was so fun to read. I truly loved the parts about the local history and orphan train. I had never heard of anything like that before, but I did a couple of google searches and wow. Super cool. The entire story is so well written, and it highlights the Mardi Gras true meanings which I didn’t know anything about before. I thought that instead of Mardi Gras in New Orleans as I now have on my bucket list I might go to one of the small towns that the author talks about at the end. I will forever have a different opinion of Fat Tuesday. 5 Stars for Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron My rating for Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron is five stars. The combination of history, pedigree, beauty pageants, gumbo all in small-town Cajun country is so perfectly balanced. I couldn’t put the book down. As soon as I have the time I plan to go back and read the first three books in the series. Oh, and don’t forget there are some great recipes included. And I wanted to send out an “awesome job” to Stephen Gardner who created the cover. As someone who-totally-first-judges-a-book-by-the-cover, you really caught my eye. Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron. Anyways, until next time, enjoy this review brought to you by, Karen the Baroness Happy Fat Tuesday and enjoy your Mardi Gras! If you would like to see other reviews like this one, check out BaronessBookTrove.com.

• Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron (Kindle ebook)

  Take a deep dive into the culture of a small Cajun town in southern Louisiana. The town, called Pelican, Louisiana, is preparing to celebrate Mardi Gras. People are making costumes, testing their gumbo recipes, and choosing a Mardi Gras Gumbo Queen. Maggie sees strange things happening at the plantation where she lives. Can she solve the mysteries before Mardi Gras? I enjoyed this book, especially the historical information about Mardi Gras.

• I laughed

  1. There is no SECOND Mardi Gras!! I've lived here all of my 64 years, and am enjoying my 64th season. The Mardi Gras SEASON extends from Twelfth Night until the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. 2 There are many events in the season including the Courir ( that takes place during the season) tableaus and balls, parades and parties and cook-offs for charitable causes. It all culminates on Fat Tuesday. I laughed at the absurdity of some of the things characters did, but DID enjoy the book. It was fun FICTION! Our culture and traditions are sometimes misrepresented or exaggerated to fit story lines. But Ellen Byron gets it right when she writes about strong family ties especially between grand-mere and grand daughter. We welcome visitors to experience first hand the beauty, graciousness and joie de vivre of our home.

• A feast of entertainment

  I love this series and this is another well-told story set against the vibrant backdrop of a rich culture. The ambience alone is enough to hold the reader spellbound, but the book, as all Ellen Byron's books are, is full of wit, charm, and a cast of engaging characters that are just a heck of a lot of fun to spend time with. And then there's a great mystery on top of all that -- this book is a complete delight!

• Must read Cozy mystery!

  Mardi Gras Murder is the fourth book in the Cajun Country Murder Mystery series. It's Mardi Gras season in Pelican, Louisiana and the preparations are under way when an unidentified dead body turns up behind a popular B&B. Maggie Crozat, whose parents own the B&B, is determined to investigate on her own and find out who the dead man is and what happened. The festivities must go on despite a second person is shot and killed Maggie begins to wonder if it's all connected. Loved reading about the Mardi Gras traditions. Great characters and a well written mystery make this a very enjoyable read. As an added bonus there are some delicious Cajun recipes at the end of the book. Definitely recommend!

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