Maggie Crozat is back home in bayou country during the most magical time of the year. In Pelican, Louisiana, Christmastime is a season of giant bonfires on the levee, zydeco carols, and pots of gumbo. Except, this year, the Grinch has come to stay at the family-run Crozat Plantation B&B. When he floods travel websites with vicious reviews, Maggie thinks she’s identified him as rival businessman Donald Baxter. That is, until he’s found stabbed to death at Maggie’s workplace. And Maggie and her loved ones become top suspects.
The Crozats quickly establish alibis, but Maggie’s boyfriend, Detective Bo Durand, remains under suspicion. With Bo sidelined during the investigation, Maggie finds herself forced to work with an unlikely ally: longtime family enemy Rufus Durand. Her sleuthing uncovers more suspects than drummers drumming, and lands her in the crosshairs of the murderer.
The sleigh bells are jingling, and the clock is ticking for Maggie and Rufus, who must catch the killer or it will be the opposite of a Joyeux Noël in A Cajun Christmas Killing, the recipe-stuffed third installment of USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron’s Cajun Country mysteries.
Cute cover on this one. A good representation of the story. Good use of graphics. Nice composition as well. The title work is OK, and there is a bit too much text on it that makes it look a bit too busy.
I enjoyed this one more than I did book one. It had a nice festive feel to it. As with book one I again enjoyed the Louisiana setting and the Christmas traditions. It was well written and well paced. The plot was engaging and kept me guessing until the end. There was a good selection of secondary characters. Maggie was WAY more likable in this one, and we get a little forward movement on her and Bo's relationship. Lastly, this one also includes a few recipes which I find are always a nice touch in these cozy mysteries. All in all, a very enjoyable read that gets two thumbs up from your truly.
