Blood on the Bayou — Don Bruns

Author and the New Orleans 2025 Bouchercon Chairperson Heather Graham has written a number of New Orleans mysteries and thrillers. Her love for the history, the culture and the undercurrent of the city is palpable. In Blood on the Bayou: Case Closed, we've chosen New Orleans-based stories by authors who, like Heather, celebrate the fabric, the flavor and the craziness of this city by the Mississippi. Each story explores a different nuance of The Big Easy, and the reader will come away with an entirely different feeling about this historic river town. Presenting 24 mesmerizing tales of mystery by Jeff Ayers, Eric Beckstrom, Jayne Belmont, Don Bruns, Reef Farrel Coleman, Larry S. Evans II, Michael Ferreter, Barry Fulton, John Gilstrap, Heather Graham, Kerry Hammond, Smita Harish Jain, Jon Land, Robert Lopresti, D.P. Lyle, Jonathan Maberry, Tim Maleeny, J.M. Redmann, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Clay Stafford, Kelli Stanley, Charles Todd, Gabriel Valjan, and Joseph S. Walker with a foreword by Ali Karim. Table of Contents Ali Karim: Foreword Eric Beckstrom: Six Cylinder Totem Jayne Belmont: Shoes Don Bruns: Saints and Sinners Reed Farrel Coleman: Green-Eyed Monster Larry S. Evans II: Far End of Bourbon Street Michael Ferreter: Sourlands Barry Fulton: Extraordinary Life and Sudden Demise of Franklin Anderson John Gilstrap: Pines Village Heather Graham: Game of Life and Death Kerry Hammond: For Sammy Smita Harish Jain: Bitttersweet Ali Karim: Avid Fan Jon Land and Jeff Ayers: Don't Be Scared Rob Lopresti: Unreliable Narrator D.P. Lyle: Trilogy Jonathan Maberry: Skinny Old Man on Frenchman Street Tim Maleeny: Lucky Heart J. M. Redmann: Curious Case of the Sad Trombone Liese Sherwood-Fabre: Reading Between the Lies Clay Stafford: Hanging On Dumaine Street Kelli Stanley: Levees Charles Todd: Gentleman from New Orleans Gabriel Valjan: Two Sentimental Gentlemen Joseph S. Walker: Final Edit