Monday, April 26, 2010

Under the Cajun Moon

I've been a fan of Mindy Starns Clark ever since I read her Million Dollar Mystery series (which I still consider to be her best work). That series was followed up by the Smart Chick Mysteries. Her last three offerings have been stand alone books and the most recent, Under the Cajun Moon, was my favorite of the three.



The story begins with Chloe Ledet waking to a ringing phone in a strange hotel room with no idea of where she is or how she got there. Things worsen when she is accused of murdering a man whose body is found in the room with her. Soon another body is found and Chloe's memories that are beginning to surface only confuse and complicate matters. In an effort to find some answers, Chloe sets out into the swamps and bayous of south Louisiana with Travis Naquin, a man she vaguely remembers from her youth. Can she trust Travis?... circumstances leave her no other option.

Not only are Ms. Clark's books fun mysteries, they often provide some history or trivia relating to the story line. This book, which includes flashbacks to early 18th century France and the Louisiana Territory, shares many interesting facts about Cajun culture, New Orleans and the surrounding areas.


This was my second book for the Cozy Mystery Challenge.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

I've never heard of this series but it sounds really good.

Glad you were able to get this one added to my form for the challenge.

Marion said...

Sounds good, Kelly. But I have four new books coming from Amazon's Vine Program which I have to review so they'll send me more books. LOL! I'm gonna put this one on my TBR list, though. Blessings!

Short Poems said...

It sounds really great, Kelly!
You have such a nice blog :)

marinela x x

Kelly said...

Thanks for visiting my blog, Marinela!

Jenners said...

What a start to a book!!

Pam said...

Does sound good, Sis!

Jen said...

That sounds like an old Jane Fonda movie...The Morning After.

Felicity Grace Terry said...

Sounds like my type of read.

Funny how some authors produce their best work right at the start of their career never to better it and yet some authors take a while to establish themselves - I won't mention the authors who carry on producing poor books.