Crescent City Christmas Chaos

By Ellen Byron

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?

Ricki James-Diaz gets the best present ever when her parents arrive in New Orleans for the holidays. Not only is it a chance to catch up, it's also an opportunity to jog her mom Josepha's memory about Ricki's adoption. The details have always been shrouded in mystery. And Ricki understands why when she learns her mother was blackmailed for years, simply for not wanting to lose her precious daughter.

But digging into the past soon lands the James-Diaz clan in water hotter than a big pot of gumbo When the woman who extorted Ricki's mom is found dead at her home, Josepha becomes the primary suspect. Now Ricki has another murder to solve, and tracking down a killer in Crescent City is going to take a miracle.

Luckily, 'tis the season And Ricki has all the staff at the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum on hand to help. Can she prove her mother's innocence and have the case wrapped up in time for Christmas?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144831318X
• ISBN13: 9781448313181
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Severn House
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

More fun and murder in NOLA

Another fun book from Ellen Byron and NOLA! Ricki owns and operates the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum, has a very busy boyfriend, and her parents are in town visiting with old friends and new. Then a villainous woman who has been blackmailing Ricki's mom since the adoption all those years ago is found dead and the ME says it's poison! The parents are on the suspect list so Ricki gathers friends and relatives to check out the funny business going on while her friend in NOPD is busy with a wacky set of burglaries and checking out others who have a paper trail showing blackmail by the "victim". But there's lots of fun, missteps, and great recipes. I requested and received a temporary uncorrected review galley from Severn House #CrescentCityChristmasChaos by @ellenbyronmariadirico #VintageCookbookMysteryBk4 @severnhouseimprint #Christmas #cozymystery #NOLA #family #adoption #extortion #murder #humor #NOPD #recipes