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Books set in Louisiana:


Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice (1st book of Vampire Chronicles series)
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (1st book in Sookie Stackhouse series)
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Feast Of All Saints by Anne Rice
A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (1st book in series)
Cane River by Lalita Tademy
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
A Free Man of Color by Barbara Hambly (1st book of Benjamin January series)
1 Dead in Attic by Chris Rose
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith (1st book of Skip Langdon series)
Bayou Farewell: The Rich Life and Tragic Death of Louisiana's Cajun Coast
Gumbo Ya-Ya: Stories by Les Edgerton
City of Masks by Daniel Hecht (1st book of Cree Black series)
Wading Home: A Novel of New Orleans by Rosalyn Story
The Clearing: A Novel by Tim Gautreaux

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The Beach Trees by Karen White

Burn by Nevada Barr

The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke (1st in a series set in Louisiana)

The Moviegoerby Walker Percy
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Louisiana Power & Light by John Dufresne

In the Place of Justice: A Story of Punishment and Deliverance by Wilbert Rideau

The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke

part of a series featuring Detective Dave Robicheaux

More books set in Louisiana:


The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice
The Cutting Season by Attica Locke
Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table by Sara Roahen
Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales by Lyle Saxon
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines
Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts
The Lost German Slave Girl: The Extraordinary True Story of Sally Miller and Her Fight for Freedom in Old New Orleans
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld by Herbert Asbury
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
In the Sanctuary of Outcasts: A Memoir by Neil White
Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Ruined by Paula Morris (1st book in Ruined series)
Why New Orleans Matters by Tom Piazza
After the Night by Linda Howard
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
The Clearing by Tim Gautreaux
The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (1st book in series)
Feet on the Street: Rambles Around New Orleans by Roy Blount Jr.
The Missing by Tim Gautreaux
Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop
Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson (1st book in New Orleans series)
Slow Heat in Heaven by Sandra Brown
Steamboat Gothic by Frances Parkinson Keyes
Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans by Dan Baum
The Mercy of Thin Air by Ronlyn Domingue
The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld by Christine Wiltz
New Orleans, Mon Amour: Twenty Years of Writings from the City by Andrei Codrescu
Poison Princess by Kresley Cole (1st book in the Arcana Chronicles series)
Deliver Me by Farrah Rochon (1st in series)
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup

More books set in Louisiana:


She Flew the Coop: A Novel Concerning Life, Death, Sex and Recipes in Limoges, Louisiana
Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs (1st in A Scrapbooking Mystery series)
Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day by Toni McGee Causey (1st book in series)
Deadly Night by Heather Graham (1st book in Flynn Brothers series)
Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Louisiana Hotshot by Julie Smith
Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family by Kimberly Willis Holt
Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp by Gwen Roland
Louisiana Power and Light by John Dufresne
Property by Valerie Martin
False Pretenses by Kathy Herman (1st book in series)
Kill and Tell by Linda Howard (1st book in the CIA's Spies series)
The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston (1st book in series)
The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life by Rod Dreher
Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler
Under the Cajun Moon by Mindy Starns Clark
Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robertson
Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States
Royal Street by Suzanne Johnson (1st book in series)
Phantom Evil by Heather Graham (1st book of Crewe of Hunters series)
Gone to Green by Judy Christie (1st book of Green series)
Blown Away by Sharon Sala (1st book of Storm Front series)
If Angels Burn by Lynn Viehl (1st book of Darkyn series)
My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
Gardenias for Breakfast by Robin Jones Gunn
The Bayou Trilogy: Under the Bright Lights, Muscle for the Wing, and The Ones You Do
Seed by Ania Ahlborn
Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton (1st book of Gods & Monsters series)
A Small Hotel by Robert Olen Butler
The Grandissimes: A Story of Creole Life by George W. Cable
Midnight Caller by Leslie Tentler (1st book of Chasing Evil Trilogy)

Dead on the Delta by Stacey Jay

Black Dust Mambo by Adrian Phoenix

Chasing the Devil's Tail by David Fulmer

The Year Before the Flood: A Story of New Orleans by Ned Sublette

A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix

Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole

My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh

Lafitte the Pirate by Lyle Saxon

Fabulous New Orleans eBook by Lyle Saxon

The Forgotten People: Cane River's Creoles of Color by Gary B. Mills

Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana

My 2nd novel just came out!
Looking for reviews!
The Kindle version is currently $2.99, but may be on sale soon.
If you'd like a PDF in exchange for a very short review, contact me at: sherriemiranda1@aol.com.
Thanks,
Sherrie
"Crimes & Impunity in New Orleans" follows the dramatic story of naive, sheltered Shelly going to “The Big Easy” to prepare for El Salvador, but has no idea she will encounter sexism and witness racism as well as illegal activities by government agents.
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Author, Sherrie Miranda's husband made the trailer for "Crimes & Impunity in New Orleans." He wrote the music too.
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My 1st review:
5.0 out of 5 stars She has lived this story
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020
The author is writing about what she has lived. It is accurate picture of New Orleans in the 1980s, and today in a certain way. Hope she gets the attention of those who want to learn about New Orleans on the ground level.

Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead