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Publisher's summary
A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron.
Twenty-eight-year-old widow Ricki James leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in New Orleans after her showboating actor husband perishes doing a stupid internet stunt. The Big Easy is where she was born and adopted by the NICU nurse who cared for her after Ricki’s teen mother disappeared from the hospital.
Ricki’s dream comes true when she joins the quirky staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum, the spectacular former Garden District home of late bon vivant Genevieve “Vee” Charbonnet, the city’s legendary restauranteur. Ricki is excited about turning her avocation—collecting vintage cookbooks—into a vocation by launching the museum’s gift shop, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbooks and Kitchenware. Then she discovers that a box of donated vintage cookbooks contains the body of a cantankerous Bon Vee employee who was fired after being exposed as a book thief.
The skills Ricki has developed ferreting out hidden vintage treasures come in handy for investigations. But both her business and Bon Vee could wind up as deadstock when Ricki’s past as curator of a billionaire’s first edition collection comes back to haunt her.
Will Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbooks and Kitchenware be a success…or a recipe for disaster?
Critic reviews
“Fans of Byron’s award-winning ‘Cajun Country’ mysteries will enjoy her return to New Orleans with an engaging, fun cast of characters.”–Library Journal
“BAYOU BOOK THIEF is a murder-mystery set around a shop for vintage cookbooks that includes a dash of a diverse cast of likeable characters, each with a pinch of eccentricity. This is a story with humor, expertly paced, and with more twists than a corkscrew. Cheer for a loveable heroine in Ricki James. Watch out for those peacocks. Nobody does New Orleans like Ellen Byron.”–Gabriel Valjan, author of the Company Files and Shane Cleary Mysteries series.
“Rickie James-Diaz and her quintessential New Orleans friends are bound to captivate readers as they wander their way through mayhem and murder! Don't miss this first in a new series!”–Terrie Farley Moran, Agatha Award-winning author of the Read 'Em and Eat Mysteries
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- Beatrice
- 06-21-22
not for me
I was looking forward to this series because the Cajun Country Mystery Series by this author ended. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into this book. There are a lot characters, too many descriptions about characters and other unnecessary things. This makes the pacing of the book slow. I begin to lose interest and couldn't finish the book.
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- Susan
- 07-15-23
Best NOLA-based cozy since Frances Parkinson Keyes
This first-in-series is full of old tropes: currently single young woman moves to a new city to get away from accusations and scandals not of her making, murder in odd circumstances, cops, our heroine investigates, budding romance, big reveal, hints of more to come… and I almost never give a cozy 5 stars.
So why 5 stars here? Because Byron does it so well while accurately portraying a city I love. The characters are just the right blend of lovable, mysterious, and detestable. The plot twists around on itself so artfully as to keep us guessing all the way. The big reveal is the best in the history of cozy mysteries, had me laughing with delight at how cleverly it played out. I love the food and restaurant talk - New Orleans is where you meet for lunch so you can talk about where to go for supper. I have family that has lived in the Garden District and in the Irish Channel and I could picture the streets as Ricki moves about. (And yes, there are speed monitoring cameras everywhere, especially school zones, in effect even when school is out, and most locals have a collection of tickets.)
This just made me happy. Great job, Ellen Byron, and I’m starting Book 2 immediately.
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- Willow
- 09-10-23
Amazon give a hint - 28 going on 12 ridiculousness
If you like the farce of an adult acting like a preteen good for you. AMAZON give readers/listeners a clue on this type of adult/juvenile genre. Cozy doesn't cover it, perhaps Youthful. Farcical, something! I hope never to have to unknowingly select another book where the main character's behavior is galactically stupid, even repeatedly referenced as such in the text.
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- Linda G
- 09-02-23
Fun mystery!
I really enjoyed this book set in New Orleans with all its charm and intrigue! Of course it ended with a clue to the next books mystery! Sweet!!!
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- Deborah B
- 08-27-23
Ok - a little trite
This story was ok, but nothing special. It is the first book in the series so I assume they will get better. All kinds of weird, dangling plot threads were tied together at the end in a way that was silly and completely unrealistic.
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- Cozy Reader Lady
- 05-31-23
Pronunciation of names funky?
"Bayou Book Thief" is a great first book to Ellen Byron's "Vintage Cookbook Mystery" series. There was so much, but not quite too much, going on that it had me all over the place guessing who was responsible for what.
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- Stephanie C.
- 05-26-23
Mystery with recipes
Loved the book- excellent characters and story. Hard to guess the culprit! Looking forward to more in this series
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- B Padilla
- 08-05-22
Great Cozy
I enjoyed this book very much. I listen to it 3 times to make sure I caught every minute! 😄
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- Alberta G Richards
- 07-18-22
My first book by Ellen Byron
Enjoyed the first in this series. Will definitely get the next one. A nice change from my normal blood and guts reading ( listening.)
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- Helen R. Drake
- 06-29-22
Great New Cozy Set in The Big East
I thoroughly enjoyed this new cozy series set in New Orleans, primarily in the beautiful Garden District although it also takes place in other areas including the French Quarter. Ricky has returned to the town of her birth after several unfortunate events including the accidental death of her husband leaving her a widow at 28. She now has a new job inside a mansion which is a museum to a famous and legendary female chef, in which she can sell vintage cookbooks and other related cooking and entertaining items. Ricky used to curate a rare book collection in Los Angeles for a millionaire convicted of running a Ponzi scheme.
There were a number of subplots including 2 murders with plenty of suspects. The plot was well developed and the way the murders were solved was surprising. I never suspected the killer.
There is a separate mystery in that Ricky was abandoned as a newborn in a New Orleans hospital. Fortunately a maternity nurse took her home and raised her. They later moved to Los Angeles. Now Ricky is trying to find some relatives.
These characters are wonderful and well developed and I look forward to seeing what happens to Ricky and the rest of the main characters.
The narration was well done and brought the story to life.
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Awful
- By pineapple67 on 12-24-20
By: Keith McCafferty
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A Willing Murder
- By: Jude Deveraux
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When two skeletons are accidentally uncovered in the quiet town, an unlikely trio is suddenly thrust together by a common goal: to solve a mystery everyone else seems eager to keep under wraps. United by a sense of justice and the desire to right old wrongs, Sara, Kate, and Jack will have to dig into Lachlan's murky past to unravel the small town's dark secrets and work to bring the awful truth to light.
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Beyond wonderful
- By GSKM in sc on 01-29-19
By: Jude Deveraux
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Murder in an English Village
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin.
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Must read Historical Mystery
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 02-20-18
By: Jessica Ellicott
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An Irish Village Mystery Bundle, Books 1-3
- By: Carlene O'Connor
- Narrated by: Caroline Lennon
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The first three books in the Irish Village Mystery series are included in this edition: Murder in an Irish Village, Murder at an Irish Wedding, and Murder in an Irish Churchyard.
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Your Disdain of Americans is Showing
- By Valerie L on 08-08-22
By: Carlene O'Connor
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A Quiet Life in the Country
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 1
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...
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excellent!
- By J.L. on 02-27-17
By: T E Kinsey
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Manhattans and Murder
- The Murder, She Wrote Mysteries, Book 2
- By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
- Narrated by: Beth Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Promoting her latest books brings best-selling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, chat-show appearances, department store shopping...and murder. But it all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition.
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A release of an older Donald Bain book in the series, thank goodness
- By Dorise on 02-01-19
By: Jessica Fletcher, and others
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The Bangtail Ghost
- By: Keith McCafferty
- Narrated by: Rick Holmes
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In Montana's Gravelly Range, paw prints and a single whisker discovered at a scene of horrific violence suggest a woman has been attacked and carried away by a mountain lion. Sheriff Martha Ettinger employs her fiancé, sometimes-detective Sean Stranahan, to put a name to the gnawed bones comprising all that is left of the body. The woman's is the first of several deaths that Sean suspects are not as easily explained as they appear.
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Awful
- By pineapple67 on 12-24-20
By: Keith McCafferty
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A Willing Murder
- By: Jude Deveraux
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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When two skeletons are accidentally uncovered in the quiet town, an unlikely trio is suddenly thrust together by a common goal: to solve a mystery everyone else seems eager to keep under wraps. United by a sense of justice and the desire to right old wrongs, Sara, Kate, and Jack will have to dig into Lachlan's murky past to unravel the small town's dark secrets and work to bring the awful truth to light.
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Beyond wonderful
- By GSKM in sc on 01-29-19
By: Jude Deveraux
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Our House
- By: Louise Candlish
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Elliot Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern coparenting arrangement: bird's nest custody, where each parent spends a few nights a week with their two sons at the prized family home to maintain stability for their children. But the system built to protect their family ends up putting them in terrible jeopardy. In a domino effect of crimes and misdemeanors, the nest comes tumbling down.
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It certainly did hold my attention until the very last second!
- By chris rinyu on 08-26-18
By: Louise Candlish
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A Useful Woman
- A Rosalind Thorne Mystery, Book 1
- By: Darcie Wilde
- Narrated by: Sarah Nichols
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The daughter of a baronet and minor heiress, Rosalind Thorne was nearly ruined after her father abandoned the family. To survive in the only world she knew, she began to manage the affairs of some of London society's most influential women, who rely on her wit and discretion. So when artistocratic wastrel Jasper Aimesworth is found dead in London's most exclusive ballroom, Almack's, Rosalind must use her skills and connections to uncover the killer.
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Give this a chance
- By James on 05-28-17
By: Darcie Wilde
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The Mayfair Bookshop
- A Novel of Nancy Mitford and the Pursuit of Happiness
- By: Eliza Knight
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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1938: She was one of the six sparkling Mitford sisters, known for her stinging quips, stylish dress, and bright green eyes. But Nancy Mitford’s seemingly dazzling life was really one of turmoil: with a perpetually unfaithful and broke husband, two Nazi sympathizer sisters, and her hopes of motherhood dashed forever. With war imminent, Nancy finds respite by taking a job at the Heywood Hill Bookshop in Mayfair, hoping to make ends meet, and discovers a new life.
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Perfectly Voices, Upliftingly Fun
- By Syd Young on 04-15-22
By: Eliza Knight
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Grace Is Gone
- A Novel
- By: Emily Elgar
- Narrated by: Kate Rawson
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone in Ashford, Cornwall, knows Meg Nichols and her daughter, Grace. Meg has been selflessly caring for Grace for years, and Grace - smiling and optimistic in spite of her many illnesses - adores her mother. So when Meg is found brutally bludgeoned in her bed and her daughter missing, the community is rocked. Meg had lived in terror of her abusive, unstable ex, convinced that he would return to try and kidnap Grace…as he had once before. Now it appears her fear was justified.
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This is a must read for Mystery Junkies!
- By Diane V. on 01-20-20
By: Emily Elgar
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The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses)
- By: Terri-Lynne DeFino
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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A whimsical, moving novel about a retirement home for literary legends who spar, conjure up new stories, and almost magically change the lives of the people around them. Alfonse Carducci was a literary giant who lived his life to excess - lovers, alcohol, parties, and literary rivalries. But now he's come to the Bar Harbor Home for the Elderly to spend the remainder of his days among kindred spirits: the publishing industry's nearly gone but never forgotten greats. Only now, at the end of his life, does he comprehend the price of appeasing every desire.
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The title drew me in, the story kept me there
- By Elise Skidmore on 08-22-19
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Don't Even Breathe
- Maggie Novak Thriller, Book 1
- By: Keith Houghton
- Narrated by: Karen Peakes
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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