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FRENCH QUARTER FRIGHT NIGHT a witty and addictive cozy murder mystery
The third in the fabulous cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.
Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . .
It’s Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie star Blaine Taggart and his entourage move into the mansion next door, gift shop proprietor Ricki James-Diaz gets a fright of her own.
While Ricki is excited about the potential business the tours will bring to her vintage cookbook shop, she’s less thrilled by former friend Blaine’s arrival in town. Then Bon Vee’s prop tomb becomes a real tomb for Blaine’s nasty assistant, and suddenly everyone at Bon Vee is a murder suspect. There isn’t a ghost of a chance one of them committed the crime, but with NOPD busy tackling the mischief and mayhem generated by the spooky holiday, it falls on Ricki and her friends to catch the killer.
As the Big Easy gears up for the Big Scary, it seems everyone has skeletons in their closets. Can Ricki reveal the shadowy killer before someone else becomes part of the Halloween horror show?
Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . .
It’s Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie star Blaine Taggart and his entourage move into the mansion next door, gift shop proprietor Ricki James-Diaz gets a fright of her own.
While Ricki is excited about the potential business the tours will bring to her vintage cookbook shop, she’s less thrilled by former friend Blaine’s arrival in town. Then Bon Vee’s prop tomb becomes a real tomb for Blaine’s nasty assistant, and suddenly everyone at Bon Vee is a murder suspect. There isn’t a ghost of a chance one of them committed the crime, but with NOPD busy tackling the mischief and mayhem generated by the spooky holiday, it falls on Ricki and her friends to catch the killer.
As the Big Easy gears up for the Big Scary, it seems everyone has skeletons in their closets. Can Ricki reveal the shadowy killer before someone else becomes part of the Halloween horror show?
273 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 10, 2026
About the author
Ellen Byron
22 books1,675 followersEllen is the bestselling, Agatha and Lefty Award-winning author of the Cajun Country Mysteries, the Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, the Catering Hall Mystery series (which she writes under the name Maria DiRico), and the Golden Motel Mysteries.
Ellen is also award-winning playwright, and non-award-winning TV writer of comedies like WINGS, JUST SHOOT ME, and FAIRLY ODD PARENTS. She has written over two hundred articles for national magazines but considers her most impressive credit working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart.
She is a lifetime member of the Writers Guild of America.
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June 11, 2026
"French Quarter Fright Night" is book #3 in a "Vintage Cookbook Mystery" by Ellen Byron.
Halloween in the French Quarter is full of spooky happenings, haunted houses and a murder that has most of the Bon Vee team and the new neighbors on the suspect list. It's also a challenge for Ricki when an unwanted blast from her LA past comes to town.
Mixed messages, ulterior motives and general mischief are all part of the search for the killer. Ricki and her friends work to figure out motives and opportunity - all while trying to partake in the local holiday traditions. For me, there were only three possible suspects but I wasn't sure who it was until almost before it was revealed.
This was a fun read with the quirkiness of the city and people. Crazy bar games and some delicious sounding foods also play into the mix.
Along the way, Ricki is continuing to search out more information on her family tree - with a couple of surprising snippets! I also couldn't help but feel for her with the arrival of part of her LA past in town. Ouch!
I do enjoy the core characters of this series. The bonds continue to deepen between the group and the banter feels realistic.
Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable read.
Halloween in the French Quarter is full of spooky happenings, haunted houses and a murder that has most of the Bon Vee team and the new neighbors on the suspect list. It's also a challenge for Ricki when an unwanted blast from her LA past comes to town.
Mixed messages, ulterior motives and general mischief are all part of the search for the killer. Ricki and her friends work to figure out motives and opportunity - all while trying to partake in the local holiday traditions. For me, there were only three possible suspects but I wasn't sure who it was until almost before it was revealed.
This was a fun read with the quirkiness of the city and people. Crazy bar games and some delicious sounding foods also play into the mix.
Along the way, Ricki is continuing to search out more information on her family tree - with a couple of surprising snippets! I also couldn't help but feel for her with the arrival of part of her LA past in town. Ouch!
I do enjoy the core characters of this series. The bonds continue to deepen between the group and the banter feels realistic.
Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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