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Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a new novel inspired by little-known historical events: a dramatic story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers their story and its vital connection to her own students' lives. In her distinctive voice, Lisa Wingate brings to life startling stories from actual "Lost...
Author
Series
Dave Robicheaux volume Book 21
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Dave Robicheaux is a haunted man. From the acts he committed in Vietnam, to his battles with alcoholism, to the sudden loss of his beloved wife, Molly, his thoughts drift from one irreconcilable memory to the next. Images of ghosts pepper his reality. Robicheaux's only beacon remains serving as a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana. It's in that capacity that Robicheaux crosses paths with powerful mob boss, Tony Nemo. Tony has a Civil War sword he'd...
4) Neon prey
Author
Language
English
Description
It was a relatively minor criminal matter, but enough that the U.S. Marshals obtained a warrant to enter the home. They didn't expect to unearth trophies from a score of killings. Now Lucas Davenport is on the trail of a serial murderer, one who was able to operate for years without notice or suspicion. But there's even more to this killer than meets the eye.
5) Louisiana
Author
Publisher
Childrens
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the history, places of interest, and famous people of Louisiana.
6) The boy
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the murder of a young boy and the disappearance of his teenage babysitter, detectives Nick Fourcade and his wife Annie Broussard investigate the dual mysteries.
Author
Series
A Dave Robicheaux novel volume 22
Language
English
Description
Detective Dave Robicheaux's world isn't filled with too many happy stories, but Desmond Cormier's rags-to-riches tale is certainly one of them. Robicheaux first met Cormier on the streets of New Orleans, when the young, undersized boy had foolish dreams of becoming a Hollywood director. Twenty-five years later, when Robicheaux knocks on Cormier's door, it isn't to congratulate him on his Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Robicheaux has discovered...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and enslaved men and women are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, an enslaved woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with...
10) Dead ever after
Author
Series
Publisher
Ace Books
Language
English
Description
After learning the devastating reason why vampire hunk Eric Northman has been cooling on their relationship, clairvoyant waitress Sookie Stackhouse becomes embroiled in a shocking murder that sends all of Bon Temps reeling.
12) Body of lies
Author
Language
English
Description
When a government official requests her skills at reconstruction to identify an unknown murder victim, forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is drawn into a web of betrayal and murder as she tries to unlock the secrets that someone wants to keep hidden.
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
x, 291 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a bride-to-be falls to her death during a violent storm, Southern sleuths An'gel and Dickce Ducote discover that many of the wedding guests had reasons to object to the marriage.
Author
Series
Dave Robicheaux novel volume 23
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On his way to visit an inmate at a Texas prison who has promised him information, Detective Dave Robicheaux stops off at an amusement park to watch a teenaged Elvis-like rock-and-roller from his hometown of New Iberia named Johnny Shondell playing to a crowd of swooming young girls. One of them is another New Iberia teenager named Isolde Balangie. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime rivals in the New Iberia criminal underworld. Yet Johnny...
15) Menu for romance
Author
Publisher
Barbour Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
317 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After eight years of unrequited love, wedding planner Meredith decides it's time to move on. When the handsome contractor she hires asks her out, it looks like the answers to her prayers. When chef Major O'Hara sees he's about to lose her, can he concoct a menu for romance to win her back? Will God serve up a solution before it's too late?
16) Bayou judgment
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
321 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Houghton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Forgetting his mother's warnings, Epossumondas goes into the swamp alone then must pretend to be dead time and again as he hears frightening sounds and fears they are being made by the dreaded loup-garou.
18) My sunshine away
Author
Language
English
Description
A man reflects on the summer of his fourteenth year, where in Baton Rouge he fell in love with a golden-haired girl across the street before an unspeakable crime shattered illusions in his seemingly idyllic neighborhood.
19) Zombie kid
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
pages cm.
Language
English
Description
"Monster-obsessed friends Nick, Carter, and Angelo are in for a hilariously grim adventure when an amulet that turns Nick into a zombie leads them on a quest to defeat the Zombie King himself"--
Author
Series
Robicheaux volume 18
Language
English
Description
Returning to his Louisiana hometown to investigate a murder, detective Dave Robicheaux finds his skills pushed to their limits when his best friend is accused and his daughter becomes involved in shady business dealings.