USA TODAY BESTSELLERAGATHA AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST MYSTERYLEFTY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERYDAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD NOMINEESecrets, suspects, and Southern hospitality abound at Maggie Crozat’s Louisiana B&B in this first installment of the Cajun Country cozy mystery seriesIt’s the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family’s … Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family’s plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival—elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other—one from very unnatural causes— Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder.
With the help of Bo Durand, the town’s handsome new detective, Maggie must investigate to clear her name while holding the family business together at the same time. And the deeper she digs, the more she wonders: are all of the guests really there for a vacation or do they have ulterior motives? Decades-old secrets and stunning revelations abound in Ellen Byron’s charming cozy debut, Plantation Shudders.
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We are going down to Cajun Country.
We will be staying in Pelican, Louisiana at
the Crozat Plantation B&B. We will be touring
the historical places, eating Cajun food, the
Southern charm of it’s residents and getting
to share some of the Louisiana style cooking
with recipes following the finale.
We will meet Magnolia Crozat better known as
Maggie. Maggie has returned home after living
in New York. Maggie will be helping at the B&B
plus giving historical tours at a nearby
plantation.
A double murder of an elderly couple, one dying
in many notes after the other urges Maggie to
start her own investigation to clear her family
members and the B&B’s reputation.
Where the guests present at the B&B there for
local food festival or were their other devious
reasons involved??
Murders, deceit, secrets, vivid descriptions,
social issues (autism and slavery), historical
fiction, humor plus a hint of romance make the
story one you will one you will want to read.
An array of well fleshed, colorful, quirky and
interesting cast of characters mix together all
the ingredients for a well plotted mystery with
many twists and turns.
An enjoyable trip and stay in the Cajun Bayou
Country’s Crozat Plantation B&B.
This book was so good! I wasn’t sure about purchasing it at first and I was glad I did. Not a disappointment, loved the characters.
So much laughing ! OMG the characters were GREAT and the plot line was definitely different from anything I have read recently. I figured out who the killer was (YAY ME! ) but that reveal was epic! I have found a new series to binge read!
I could not put this book down. The characters, details and circumstances – I just wanted to keep reading to figure it out. I did not until the end. Was not disappointed and cannot wait to read more from this author.
I stumbled across this series entirely by accident when I picked up a review copy of a book much further along in it. (Thank-you NetGalley.) This book was so much fun, I’m sorry it’s over already. The characters are wonderfully quirky and funny. Maggie and her family are so complex I can’t even begin to describe them in the short space of time I have in this review. The mysteries that surround them are layered and multifaceted. I was able to pick up some of the connections to clues, but at no point was I actually successful in outthinking the plot. I’m so excited to read more about the Crozat family and their special little corner of the world
I read a borrowed copy of this book.