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French Quarter Mystery #8
A Courtyard Conundrum: A French Quarter Mystery
Sammy loves a good locked-room mystery—but she never imagined she’d stumble into a real-life locked courtyard case. When a mysterious clarinet player is found dead, Sammy is determined to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
Her friend Rob, an NOPD detective sidelined by a major surgery, is stuck in his own courtyard, restless and frustrated. One night, he hears an argument and a gunshot from a nearby courtyard, but no one believes him—except Sammy.
Fueled by Rob’s sharp instincts and Sammy’s tenacious spirit, the two team up to untangle a web of secrets and lies. But as they get closer to the truth, the danger creeps closer to their own doorstep. Can they catch the killer before their courtyard becomes the next crime scene?
A Courtyard Conundrum is the eighth book in the cozy French Quarter Mysteries series. If you like contemporary settings, clever clues, and found families, then you’ll love Jen Pitts’s quirky sleuthing.
Her friend Rob, an NOPD detective sidelined by a major surgery, is stuck in his own courtyard, restless and frustrated. One night, he hears an argument and a gunshot from a nearby courtyard, but no one believes him—except Sammy.
Fueled by Rob’s sharp instincts and Sammy’s tenacious spirit, the two team up to untangle a web of secrets and lies. But as they get closer to the truth, the danger creeps closer to their own doorstep. Can they catch the killer before their courtyard becomes the next crime scene?
A Courtyard Conundrum is the eighth book in the cozy French Quarter Mysteries series. If you like contemporary settings, clever clues, and found families, then you’ll love Jen Pitts’s quirky sleuthing.
208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 20, 2025
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Jen Pitts
15 books390 followersJen Pitts is a lifelong mystery reader who turned her obsession into writing cozy mysteries of her own. When she isn’t plotting fictional murder and mayhem, she’s chugging coffee, traveling, reading, and enjoying life with her children, husband, and two cats in the Pacific Northwest.
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December 26, 2025
Courtyard Conundrum
Another intriguing entry in the French Quarter Mysteries. I love this series.
Sammy's life continues to be more involved with the people in the French Quarter of New Orleans. When her best friend's boyfriend gets shot, Sammy goes on the hunt for the shooter. When a clarinet player dies in an adjoining courtyard, Sammy needs to find the murderer before her best friend and her fiance ties the knot.
Another intriguing entry in the French Quarter Mysteries. I love this series.
Sammy's life continues to be more involved with the people in the French Quarter of New Orleans. When her best friend's boyfriend gets shot, Sammy goes on the hunt for the shooter. When a clarinet player dies in an adjoining courtyard, Sammy needs to find the murderer before her best friend and her fiance ties the knot.
December 1, 2025
Another adventure in NOLA! Laffite’s purple drank, benigets, pralines, a clarinetist, voodoo and the Cafe du Monde are some of the highlights amongst a murder,
Sammy’s romance enhances. Great series!
Sammy’s romance enhances. Great series!
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