Blood on the Bayou. Case Closed - Bouchercon Anthology 2025

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 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 Foreword
Eric Six Cylinder Totem
Jayne Shoes
Don Saints and Sinners
Reed Farrel Green-Eyed Monster
Larry S. Evans Far End of Bourbon Street
Michael Sourlands
Barry Extraordinary Life and Sudden Demise of Franklin Anderson
John Pines Village
Heather Game of Life and Death
Kerry For Sammy
Smita Harish Bitttersweet
Ali Avid Fan
Jon Land and Jeff Don't Be Scared
Rob Unreliable Narrator
D.P. Trilogy
Jonathan Skinny Old Man on Frenchman Street
Tim Lucky Heart
J. M. Curious Case of the Sad Trombone
Liese Reading Between the Lies
Clay Hanging On Dumaine Street
Kelli Levees
Charles Gentleman from New Orleans
Gabriel Two Sentimental Gentlemen
Joseph S. Final Edit