SHADOWS IN THE OAKS

By CHRISTINE DILL FORREST

A mystery novel about the murder of the New Orleans newspaper publisher's brother-in-law, Salazar Chavez. It takes place at the home of Penelope and Madison Peibody on St. Charles Avenue after a party ushering in the 1982 Mardi Gras season. The deceased leaves his wife with unusual instructions on exactly how to plan for his funeral. This causes the Peibodys to question if Salazar hadn't foreseen the events that lead up to his demise. Chavez, Peibody's brother-in-law, is employed by a Colombian coffee exporting company, Corteco, whose headquarters in the United States is located in the heart of the French Quarter on the corner of Bourbon and St. Peter's Streets. All investigations by local authorities into the murder lead to the victim's wife, Georgana. Penelope believes that the NOPD ignores the obvious path to solving the murder, so she relies on her investigative reporting skills to find the truth. With each clue, Penelope discovers her life becomes more profoundly affected. She struggles to figure out whether a mysterious champion is really the murderer setting up her entrapment or acting as a true advocate. Peni and her sister eventually find themselves hostage and, in a life-threatening predicament that leads her husband and the D.A. on a chase through the New Orleans warehouse district to rescue the two sisters from their would-be assassin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CN3ZGYCY
• ISBN13: 9798867043476
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"