New Orleans Mourning (1990)

by Julie Smith

Series: Skip Langdon (1)

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When the smiling King of Carnival is killed at Mardi Gras, policewoman Skip Langdon is on the case. She knows the upper-crust family of the victim and that it hides more than its share of glittering skeletons. But nothing could prepare her for the tangled web of clues and ancient secrets that would mean danger for her--and doom for the St. Amants.... "Smith is a gifted writer." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD… (more)

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The first of the Skip Langdon series. I've read many of them before.

3½* were that possible. (

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lgpiper | Jan 10, 2021 |

I'm not rating this one because it wouldn't be fair. I made it less than 10% into the book.

Perhaps I don't have enough interest about New Orleans, or care enough about the Mardi Gras history or events, but not even the characters introduced captured my attention enough to continue.

Sorry........

ker95tx | May 27, 2020 |

Read to about page 70, decided to give it up and read the ending. I was happy with the decision I made. (

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danhammang | Aug 3, 2018 |

Confused, the characters failed to engage my interest. Lots like these books but I can't get past the loading uninteresting people that do not engender any empathetic feeling. It's like watching a slow motion train wreck. (

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Omegawega | Apr 1, 2018 |

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Skip Langdon Mysteries: Books 1-3 by Julie Smith

Big Easy Bonanza by Julie Smith

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Anthony Award (Nominee – Hardcover Novel – 1991)

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New Orleans Mourning

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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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Mardi Gras

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For Ann - a tour of the old neighborhood

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In New Orleans, Carnival is nothing less than a season.

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When the smiling King of Carnival is killed at Mardi Gras, policewoman Skip Langdon is on the case. She knows the upper-crust family of the victim and that it hides more than its share of glittering skeletons. But nothing could prepare her for the tangled web of clues and ancient secrets that would mean danger for her--and doom for the St. Amants.... "Smith is a gifted writer." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

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