Happy Homicide: A French Quarter Mystery (The French Quarter Mysteries)

Sammy has double the birthdays, double the presents, and double the trouble when an innocent gift reveals a decades-old murder. Will she uncover the truth before the past killer turns into one of the present? When she returns an unopened birthday card to its rightful owner, a chilling deathbed confession lands Sammy smack in the middle of a mystery. In New Orleans, the past and present often intertwine, as they do with Sammy's new friend, Nora. In the 1970s, her boyfriend's death ended her life in the French Quarter. Nora, consumed by illness, asks Sammy to discover what happened to the man she loved. Exploring New Orleans and talking to old and new friends, Sammy has got her work cut out if she wants to help Nora learn the truth. But what if it's not what Nora wants to hear? Sammy is always happy to help her friends, and she appreciates the distraction. As her birthdays, both real and legal, come closer, Sammy tries resolves issues from her past. Eventually, she must make peace with her childhood, but for now, this new mystery is keeping her busy. Especially when the killer from the past strikes in the present.