Ellen Byron

A Cajun Country Mystery

1 - Plantation Shudders (Jul-2015)
2 - Body on the Bayou (Sep-2016)
3 - A Cajun Christmas Killing (Oct-2017)
4 - Mardi Gras Murder (Oct-2018)
5 - Fatal Cajun Festival (Sep-2019)
6 - Murder in the Bayou Boneyard (Sep-2020)
7 - Cajun Kiss of Death (Aug-2021)

A Golden Motel Mystery

1 - A Very Woodsy Murder (Jul-2024)
2 - Solid Gold Murder (Jul-2025)

A Vintage Cookbook Mystery

1 - Bayou Book Thief (Jun-2022)
2 - Wined and Died in New Orleans (Feb-2023)
3 - French Quarter Fright Night (Sep-2024)
4 - Crescent City Christmas Chaos (Nov-2025)

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  Plantation Shudders
  

  • Jul-2015
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 1
  

  USA TODAY Bestseller Secrets, suspects, and Southern hospitality abound at Maggie Crozat’s Louisiana B&B in this first installment of the Cajun Country cozy mystery series. Includes yummy recipes like Crawfish Crozat and Bou...

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  Body on the Bayou
  

  • Sep-2016
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 2
  

  Murder strikes again in small-town Louisiana in the second Cajun Country cozy mystery full of Southern charm, spicy characters, and yummy food.B&B owner and sometimes-sleuth Maggie Crozat must use her artist’s eye to spot clues and solve a loca...

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  A Cajun Christmas Killing
  

  • Oct-2017
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 3
  

  USA Today bestselling author The third recipe-stuffed installment in the Cajun Country cozy mystery series is a “fun and heartwarming . . . holiday treat that will keep you guessing until the end” (San Francisco Book Review). Louisiana B&...

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  Mardi Gras Murder
  

  • Oct-2018
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 4
  

  USA Today bestselling author Ellen Byron is back at it with fan-favorite plantation B&B owner Maggie Crozat in a fourth installment of the Cajun Country mysteries. Southern charm meets the dark mystery of the bayou as a hundred-year flood, a malic...

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  Fatal Cajun Festival
  

  • Sep-2019
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 5
  

  USA Today bestselling author The fifth Cajun Country mystery is “a delightful romp . . . flavored with lovable characters and Southern charm that readers . . . will devour along with the scrumptious recipes” (New York Journal of Books) Louisian...

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  Murder in the Bayou Boneyard
  

  • Sep-2020
  • / Amateur Sleuth
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 6
  

  Maggie Crozat has the Halloween heebie-jeebies in USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron's howlingly funny sixth Cajun Country mystery.Maggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good t...

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  Cajun Kiss of Death
  

  • Aug-2021
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  A Cajun Country Mystery - 7
  

  The next shot from Cupid's bow may be fatal in USA Today bestselling, Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron's hearty and delightful seventh Cajun Country mystery.In Pelican, Louisiana, Valentine's Day has a way of warming the heart, despite the Feb...

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  Bayou Book Thief
  

  • Jun-2022
  • / Cozy Mystery
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  A Vintage Cookbook Mystery - 1
  

  A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award�"winning author Ellen Byron.Twenty-eight-year-old widow Ricki James leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in New Orleans after her showboating acto...

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  Wined and Died in New Orleans
  

  • Feb-2023
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  A Vintage Cookbook Mystery - 2
  

  The second in a fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award�"winning author Ellen Byron.It’s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her w...

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  A Very Woodsy Murder
  

  • Jul-2024
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Golden Motel Mystery - 1
  

  New motel owner Dee Stern has checked out of the familiar comforts in Studio City and checked in to the quaint village of Foundgold. Running a rustic getaway in the woods sure beats LA traffic -- until murder ruins the peace and q...

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  French Quarter Fright Night
  

  • Sep-2024
  • / Mystery
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  A Vintage Cookbook Mystery - 3
  

  The third in the fabulous cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron.Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . . It's Halloween i...

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  Solid Gold Murder
  

  • Jul-2025
  • / Police Procedural
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  A Golden Motel Mystery - 2
  

  Dee Stern’s Golden Motel-of-the-Mountains promises a tranquil getaway for outdoor lovers in the scenic Californian village of Foundgold. But when Dee accidentally triggers a modern gold rush, she suddenly turns her peaceful retreat into a hotspot f...

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  Crescent City Christmas Chaos
  

  • Nov-2025
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  A Vintage Cookbook Mystery - 4
  

  It's Christmas. It's cozy. It's culinary. It's chaos! It's the fourth book in this fabulous mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.Have yourself a merry little . . . murder?Ri...

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Award-Winning Books by Ellen Byron

Cajun Kiss of Death
2021 Agatha Award -- Contemporary Novel
Mardi Gras Murder
2018 Agatha Award -- Contemporary Novel