Murder by the Script

The Lettering Detective #4

by Lisa Pevey

The Mardi Gras season has come to South Louisiana, and it should have been a happy one.

But when Rex, King of Carnival collapses from his parade float, a dark cloud forms over the Fat Tuesday festivities. What’s even weirder is that he has passed a strange coin to Mila Breaux in his final moments.

With her best friend Critter Girl at her side, Mila will have to untangle a Mardi Gras mystery of epic proportions—one that will take her from the crawfish fields to the streets of the Big Easy. Can she make sense of a series of clues that are too strange to be believed?

Jump into the cozy world of The Lettering Detective, featuring Creole cooking, art and stationery, and a cute and quirky cast of characters. Put on your Mardi Gras mask (and your thinking cap) while you join Mila and her crew as they let the good times roll and get to the bottom of things once and for all!

This is book four of The Lettering Detective Cozy Mystery Series, but It can also be read as a standalone novel.

“The perfect cozy mystery!” Ellen Jacobson, author of Murder at the Marina

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Ebooks, Mystery

178 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 5, 2024

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

A cozy murder. I’ve read cozier with better dialogue tho.

[Colby Woodring · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so much fun to tag along with Mila and her friends to solve this mystery. Always finding new clues to lead them on new quests. I love a good, light-hearted, cozy mystery, but I'm also hooked on the family ties, friendships, and romance this book provides. Overall, I'd say this book is full of adventure and total enjoyment.

[Sienna S'Zell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love solving by letter sleuth. The plot is tricky and puzzling. What I don't like is the confusing characterization of Mila -- is she 12 years old? Loves the lowest form of humor, puns, yikes! Half the time she's spaced out, the other half somehow savvy and smart, coming up with complicated clever solutions to messy problems. I give up.

[Courtney-Louise✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was set during the time of Mardi Gras and Lent, during which there was a Mardi Gras parade. Mila and her friend, Cherie are there at the parade to see the Rex, as he approaches them he leans down to hand them something before collapsing and ultimately passing away. I do feel like some of the language in the book was a bit childish, but I guess that could just be me and the writing style that I am used to. I love the idea of solving through letters, which was the whole point of this book. Mila, Xavier and Cherie work together to work out what the letter says to see if they can locate the hidden item. However, we soon learn that Xavier has an ex-wife who is now married to the Rex - but he didn't tell this to Mila. There's a bit of a mystery surrounding the marriage as it states on the official certificate that the ceremony was done on Fat Tuesday- the day when no weddings are officiated, only to realise Valerie herself had done this due to her job.
It is a very nice easy read and I absolutely would recommend.

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Murder in a Louisiana Bayou

I enjoyed this story not just for the mystery, but for the “flavor” of the story. Set in the bayous of Louisiana, there’s enough detail for the reader to get a good sense of the area. And having the main character, Mila, be unfamiliar with the area helps the reader out as her best friend explains things to her, but not in a condescending way. I loved the description of Mardi Gras vs Lent - the crazy revelry followed by solemnity. Nicely done.

The characters were well-done and believable, though Mila’s anger over Xavier’s ex was a bit of overkill at times. As for the mystery, that was fun too, following the clues left by the dead man to the treasure - which turned out to be a very different treasure than expected.

Recommended.

[Sharon M. Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Murder by Script

Mila and her best friend, Cherie and her boy friend, Xavier are enjoying Mardi Gras when they get involved in the murder - poisoning of the Mardi Grad King. Feeling the need to help the police as he passes something to Mila as he dies, they go to work with very little to go on. As the trail twists and turns, another dies. Can they find the killer or even why?

[Merilee Bishop · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun!

This was a fun story set in Louisiana during Mardi Gras and Lent. The main characters find all sorts of things while trying to solve the mystery of a murder. It happens mostly in the waters of the delta and they use boats and streetcars for transportation. It is a fun, shorter type of mystery.

[SpadesQueenTLF · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read!

Lots of twists and turns to this one. Plus we get that true Mardi Gras experience with the parade and the French Quarter, Canal Street descriptions. As well as the little local festivals of mardi Gras. Nice touch. Great addition to the series and added some punches we did not expect from out friend bucky also! Lol Enjoy figuring all that out!

[Judy Drinkwine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and Sweet

This was a great read, keeping you turning to see what happens next. It was very engaging to find the next clue and best if all the ending of romance. I would hope everyone I know would love this read!

[B.E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun installment of this series. I really enjoyed it. The characters are all just as awesome and quirky as they were at the start. I loved the plot. It's just good, clean fun all the way around.

[SANDRA MIHALUS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mystery

The characters in this book are charming. The story is full of action and mystery. A new favorite author for me.

[Joni · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

I really like this series. Mila “letters” (does fancy writing) and solves murders. I have already downloaded the next one. Ms Pevey keep writing.

[patricia sendelbach · Rating 4 out of 5]

The gold coin put in thee hand of a woman leads to all kinds of trouble. Loved the ending.

[Evelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

With an interesting story, great characters, and a well-described setting, this mystery was definitely a page turner. All in all, a very well-written cozy mystery.

[Annette Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

interesting I suppose

Yes, interesting if you like this sort of setting, storyline and the specific customs of people and the strange and peculiar place.

[june · Rating 4 out of 5]

good book

This book was amazingly good. I like the characters and everything about it . I just am not a fan of mudbugs.
Thank you for having it for free and book bub

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cozy mystery set in the bayous. A bit Cajun.

[Alexia · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

The description of Mardi Gras in somewhere other than New Orleans was interesting but I could not believe the heroine was so juvenile in her behaviour at times.

[Cozy Reader Lady · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Murder by the Script (The Lettering Detective #4)" by Lisa Pevey is set over the first week of Lent with specific references to Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) and Ash Wednesday. Mila and her friends help out with Mardi Gras floats for the Mardi Gras King and his court. This means they're there at the parade when the Mardi Gras King falls from his float after his toast to the crowd. He manages to hand something of Mila before he passes. This sets Mila and her friends on a bit of a treasure hunt and an investigation.

If you want a Louisiana Bayou style cozy mystery then this is a good one. It's fairly standalone as well. Great cozy mystery to get you in a Mardi Gras mood. I shouldn't say much more since it would give away too much.