With its history of spooky folklore and crazy ways, New Orleans offers the perfect atmosphere for Halloween. And Carmela Bertrand, owner of Memory Mine scrapbook store, is putting her design talent to work by designing a giant monster puppet for the French Quarter's gala Monsters and Mayhem Parade.

But when a Ponzi scheme perpetrator gets stabbed by the razor-sharp horns of a giant Minotaur head, it's anybody's guess who the killer is. And when more corpses turn up just in time for the Day of the Dead festivities, scrappy amateur sleuth Carmela once again plays detective.

For every book sold, this local author will donate a portion of her proceeds to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help aid the sea turtles hurt by the BP oil spill in the Gulf. More Loggerheads, Hawksbills, and Leatherhead turtles have been injured or killed than any other form of wildlife.

Author Book Signing and Tea Party
Saturday, October 9 from Noon to 2PM