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In New Orleans, police detective Skip Langdon searches for the killer of Rex, King of Carnival for this year's Mardi Gras, a member of the powerful but tragic St. Amant family
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1 author picked New Orleans Mourning as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My love of New Orleans started with Anne Rice and my love of mysteries began with Nancy Drew books.
So when I found New Orleans Mourning by Julie Smith, my obsession with both was satisfied. Skip Langdon is a New Orleans native and police detective.
With wonderful details about the city and its residents, and great mysteries, I read through the series as fast as I could.
From Jen's list on getting to know mysterious New Orleans.
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