Sammy knows the “Gates of Guinee” Voodoo ceremony should lead to the afterlife, not murder. She has seven days to stop a killer from finishing this now deadly ritual.
Westcoast transplant Samantha Richardson has settled into New Orleans. With a budding romance, potential career change, and newfound family, she feels at home in the French Quarter.
Sammy is drawn into the history of the city’s famous Voodoo queen as she helps her friend, Andrew, with the publication of his new book. Learning about the mysterious ritual Marie Laveau performed to reach the afterlife has Sammy’s attention as well as Andrew’s readers.
The book is sure to be a bestseller until it leads to murder.
With one of her best friends accused of the crime, Sammy needs to discover who is framing them. Is someone following in the footsteps of Marie Laveau? Or are they using the Gates to Guinee ritual to cover up a murder?
There are seven gates to reach the afterlife. Can Sammy stop the murderer before they kill again?
The Gates to the Afterlife is available on Amazon as an e-book and paperback as well as on Kindle Unlimited.
The Second Book of
The French Quarter Series
BOOKS
The French Quarter Mysteries
The French Quarter Mysteries features West Coast transplant Samantha Richardson settling into her new hometown, New Orleans. Her neighborhood is full of music, food and history as well as interesting people. Join Sammy as she explores the Big Easy by solving the mysteries of the past and present in this new modern, cozy mystery series.
THE KEY TO MURDER
The first book in The French Quarter Series
Looking for her past as well as her future, Samantha Richardson moves to New Orleans. A mysterious key and journal left in her apartment lead her on a fun scavenger hunt around her French Quarter neighborhood. But when she finds a body and more anonymous gifts, Sammy realizes she must find the truth or she'll lose her new friends and possibly her life.
THE GATES TO THE AFTERLIFE
The second book in The French Quarter Series
With a budding romance, potential career change, and newfound family, Sammy Richardson, now feels at home in the French Quarter. When one of her best friends is accused of a murder, Sammy needs to discover who is framing them. Is someone following in the footsteps of Marie Laveau? Or are they using the Gates to Guinee ritual to cover up a murder? There are seven gates to reach the afterlife. Can Sammy stop the murderer before they kill again?
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