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French Quarter Mysteries:
15 books as of January 2026 (that I know of)
“Forget about it, Wyatt. It’s the Big Easy.”
Step into the sultry streets of New Orleans and immerse yourself in a world of voodoo, mystery, and murder in this gripping crime thriller. N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia faces the greatest challenge of his career: a sadistic serial killer who delights in ritualistic murders of his victims. With voodoo as the only link, Tony enlists the help of urban French Quarter private investigator Wyatt Thomas and voodoo mambo Mama Mulate to unravel the paranormal mystery and bring the killer to justice.
As Tony and Mama delve deeper into the world of voodoo, they uncover a shocking truth: the killer is none other than a former U.S. senator and a prominent member of New Orleans’ high society. Is he a demon, psychic, shapeshifter, vampire, voodoo spirit, or all of the above? With the clock ticking and the stakes higher than ever, Tony must navigate the dark, treacherous waters of local politics and mob corruption to stop the ominous killer before it’s too late.
Meanwhile, Wyatt and Mama are hired by a wealthy patron to locate his mother’s grave, taking them on a perilous journey through the city’s underbelly. Wyatt’s client’s attractive daughter, Celeste, captivates him, further complicating things. Will Wyatt and Celeste find romance—and maybe love? As the tension mounts to a heart-stopping climax, Wyatt finds himself in the crosshairs of two N.O.P.D. officers determined to take down the voodoo killer, even if it means sacrificing innocent lives.
Will Wyatt survive? Can Tony and his team solve the case before the killer strikes again? Discover the answers in this riveting crime thriller set in the Big Easy.
My Review:
First thought…can feel the heat of weather.
When fates intertwine amid the madness of Mardi Gras, chaos reigns supreme.
In the haunted French Quarter, where Creole spirits drift through Mardi Gras chaos, a malicious voodoo curse sparks mayhem in the Crescent City’s underground world. When a crew boat sinks, releasing sociopathic assassin Jacque Leguerre, the vengeful killer storms into New Orleans, hell-bent on making Catholic priest Father Alphonso pay for past sins in a chilling New Orleans noir story of paranormal crime.
N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia hunts the ruthless mob murderer responsible for a brutal killing, while grappling with a new partner and a passionate affair with the mysterious Venus Hernandez. In this gritty southern mystery, Crescent City paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas takes on a wealthy client’s strange request to prove his “pure white” lineage, only to uncover dark Creole secrets that threaten his growing romance with the client’s alluring daughter, Desire.
As voodoo-laced intrigue and ghostly apparitions swirl through the haunted urban fantasy, these lives collide in a pulse-pounding thriller of a mystery. Will Father Alphonso survive Jacque’s wrath? Can Tony catch the killer before his marriage crumbles? And will Wyatt’s romance and love for Desire withstand the occult conspiracy unraveling her family’s past?
When you hear the howls, don’t go near the swamp
Paranormal investigator Wyatt deals with a heinous death on an island resort for actors, artists, and writers. Strange monks, Cajun werewolves, and people in a fishing village who practice voodoo populate the island. An old voodoo woman tells Wyatt, “There are creatures on this island that only walk at night.” Will Wyatt solve the murder mystery and uncover the island’s dark secret, or become a victim to the swamp’s horrid creatures?
There’s a voodoo woman in New Orleans who knows your darkest secrets
French Quarter paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas learns he’s permanently linked to the spirit of a man with whom he’d fought a duel during another lifetime. The only person who can free Wyatt from his curse is long-dead voodoo queen Marie Laveaux. To seek her help, he must travel back to Antebellum New Orleans, succeed in his endeavor, or be trapped in the past forever. When Wyatt meets his former lover at the Mulatto Ball, he doesn’t know if he wants to return.
While Wyatt is time traveling, detective Tony Nicosia and U.S. Attorney Eddie Toledo are working for mob boss Frankie Castellano to try and retrieve a stolen cornet given to him by jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Their failure could result in having their throats cut and bodies thrown in the bayou for the gators to eat.
Paranormal Cowboy series:
5 books as of January 2026 (that I know of)
A rainy night in east Texas leads to murder
When private detective Buck McDivit inherits his murdered aunt’s fishing camp on Caddo Lake, he quickly learns all isn’t right in this primordial paradise dripping with antebellum mystique. To retain his inheritance, he must take on a white supremacy group in the nearby racially-torn east Texas town of Deception. Will Buck prevail or become gator bait beneath the coffee-colored surface of the mysterious lake?
Down on your luck doesn’t always mean down and out
When an Oklahoma cattle rancher hires P.I. Buck McDivit to investigate a gory murder committed by something not quite human and a rural community populated by pagan women, he has to think fast or end up dead. Though no choir boy, Buck is unprepared for his role as the lone male participant in a spring equinox fertility ceremony. The only thing worse for the paranormal cowboy than having no woman is too many women – or maybe being eaten alive by a supernatural black panther.
Don’t blink
A gripping thrill ride begins when Oklahoma private investigator Buck McDivit witnesses a murder and finds himself possessing an ancient artifact with mystical powers. The investigation leads him to the Spiro Mounds Archeological Museum, where he meets the gorgeous Chief Archeologist Thorn Little Deer and discovers someone recently stole the artifact he now possesses—the priceless Black Cup of Oklahoma.
A deadly ex-Army Ranger with the nickname Blade may be responsible for both the theft and the murder. As Buck sets out to catch the thief, he joins a cryptid expedition to the rugged Kiamichi Mountains.
Can Buck solve the mystery and bring Blade to justice? Will his romance with Thorn survive the treacherous journey into the heart of Bigfoot country? Find out in this heart-pumping adventure that will keep you turning pages all the way to the unexpected ending.
No one escapes
In the toxic ghost town of Picher, Oklahoma, where blood-red creeks and crumbling mine shafts whisper of a poisoned past, rumors swirl of Tsisdetsi’s Shadow—a spectral creature stalking the shadows of the Tar Creek Superfund site. When reality TV’s Cryptid Hunter star Jake Huntington sets out to capture the beast on film, he enlists his voodoo priestess girlfriend, Mama Mulate, and gritty Oklahoma P.I. Buck McDivit to lead the charge. Guided by advice from locals, residents of an off-the-grid commune, and the cryptic wisdom of Quapaw medicine woman Nadie, the team ventures into Bone Hollow. As claw marks scar the earth and lifeless animals litter their path, the group uncovers a horror born from man’s own environmental sins. With unstable ground threatening to swallow them whole, Buck’s grit, Mama’s mysticism, and Nadie’s ancient rites are their only hope against a vengeful shadow that hungers for more than fear. Will they unravel the mystery of Tsisdetsi’s Shadow—or become its next victims?
Saddle up and hold on tight
When reality TV producer Jake Huntington hires Oklahoma private investigator Buck McDivit to scout a chilling episode of Cryptid Hunter, Buck dives into a mystery swirling around an alien spacecraft in the enchanted high desert west of Taos, New Mexico. Beneath the watchful Sangre de Cristo Mountains, where ancient secrets hum in the twilight, Buck’s investigation weaves through cultural wisdom and spiritual revelations. He crosses paths with Elena Tafoya, a wise American Indian spiritual guide, and Kelli O’Malley, an internationally acclaimed artist whose haunting spacecraft sketches have sparked national intrigue. Will Buck’s quest ignite a romance with the enigmatic artist, uncover an extraterrestrial truth, or land him behind bars for exposing government secrets? Saddle up for Adobe Moon, a thrilling ride in Eric Wilder’s Paranormal Cowboy Series.