Fiber & Brimstone — Laura Childs

With its history of spooky folklore, New Orleans offers the perfect atmosphere for Halloween. But when real corpses start turning up, scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand dresses up as a detective in time for the holiday.

With the help of her best friend, Ava Gruiex, Carmela is building a giant monster puppet for the French Quarter's gala Halloween Monsters and Mayhem parade. Things get terrifying earlier than expected when they overhear an argument between Jekyl Hardy and Brett Fowler -- and just minutes later they find Fowler's body, his heart pierced by the horns of a Minotaur head.

Carmela can't believe Jekyl is guilty, despite the fact that Fowler owed him money. Fowler owed a lot of people money after his involvement in a Ponzi scheme, making every investor a suspect. But when another victim is discovered -- who also had an unfriendly relationship with Jekyl -- Carmela is convinced someone is framing her friend and now must find a way to unmask the real killer...