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Blood on the Bayou: Case Closed: Bouchercon Anthology 2025

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Author and the New Orleans 2025 Bouchercon Chairperson Heather Graham has written a number of New Orleans mysteries and thrillers. Her love for the history, the culture and the undercurrent of the city is palpable. In Blood on the Case Closed , we’ve chosen New Orleans-based stories by authors who, like Heather, celebrate the fabric, the flavor and the craziness of this city by the Mississippi. Each story explores a different nuance of The Big Easy, and the reader will come away with an entirely different feeling about this historic river town. Presenting 24 mesmerizing tales of mystery by Jeff Ayers, Eric Beckstrom, Jayne Belmont, Don Bruns, Reef Farrel Coleman, Larry S. Evans II, Michael Ferreter, Barry Fulton, John Gilstrap, Heather Graham, Kerry Hammond, Smita Harish Jain, Jon Land, Robert Lopresti, D.P. Lyle, Jonathan Maberry, Tim Maleeny, J.M. Redmann, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Clay Stafford, Kelli Stanley, Charles Todd, Gabriel Valjan, and Joseph S. Walker with a foreword by Ali Karim. Table of Contents Ali Foreword Eric Six Cylinder Totem Jayne Shoes Don Saints and Sinners Reed Farrel Green-Eyed Monster Larry S. Evans Far End of Bourbon Street Michael Sourlands Barry Extraordinary Life and Sudden Demise of Franklin Anderson John Pines Village Heather Game of Life and Death Kerry For Sammy Smita Harish Bitttersweet Ali Avid Fan Jon Land and Jeff Don't Be Scared Rob Unreliable Narrator D.P. Trilogy Jonathan Skinny Old Man on Frenchman Street Tim Lucky Heart J. M. Curious Case of the Sad Trombone Liese Reading Between the Lies Clay Hanging On Dumaine Street Kelli Levees Charles Gentleman from New Orleans Gabriel Two Sentimental Gentlemen Joseph S. Final Edit

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