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The Mardi Gras Queen

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Parts 20
Time 1h 4m

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After WW1, young Louie comes back to New York City to find that he is without a job. His path to becoming a detective has been delayed by the FBI, whose corporation is now too lucrative and exclusive for him to join. Frustrated, he runs of to New Orleans, hoping to find a murder.

Irene Showalter has been trapped in purgatory for a very, very long time. So when the opportunity arises to meet a man that can save her from that fate, she can't say no. Especially when they both want to figure out the same thing: Who murdered Elaine Showalter?All Rights Reserved

1812 1890s 1930s ghostlylove ghosts gothic gothichorror gothicromance hell horror interracial murder mystery mystery-thriller new neworleans race romance shortstory southern southerngothic unitedstates victorian youngadult

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