Body on the bayou cover

Body on the bayou

by Ellen Byron

"Just days before a big wedding at the Crozat Plantation B & B, the bride's cousin is found murdered, and Maggie Crozat has another murder to unravel"--Book jacket flap. In Pelican, Louisiana, the upcoming nuptials between Maggie Crozat's nemesis, Police Chief Rufus Durand, and her co-worker, Vanessa Fleer, is the big story. Maggie was dragged into being the maid of honor, and one of her jobs is entertaining Vanessa's cousin, Ginger Fleer-Starke. When Ginger's lifeless body is found on the bayou the suspects include an ex-Marine with PTSD, an annoying local newspaper reporter, and Vanessa's own sparkplug of a mother. When the investigation zeroes in on Vanessa as the prime suspect, keeping the bride-to-be out of jail moves to head of Maggie's list.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?