Mardi Gras Mortalities

De: Sally Winters

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Travel nurse Sandra Tungsten arrives in the sultry Louisiana bayou town of Mist-on-the-Muck for what she hopes will be a quiet contract at Cypress Grove Medical. Six weeks in, she's settled into the rhythm of small-town medicine—until Mardi Gras turns deadly. When a costumed stranger collapses and dies in the hospital waiting room during the parade, Sandra's sharp nursing instincts tell her this was no accident. The signs point to murder, but with the victim wearing a mask and carrying no ID, the investigation begins with a question no one can answer: who was he, and why did someone want him dead?

As Sandra digs deeper, she uncovers a web of insurance fraud that's been bleeding the hospital for years. The dead man was a private investigator sent to expose the scheme, and someone recognized him through his Mardi Gras disguise. With the help of Hypo, her loyal therapy dog, and allies among the close-knit hospital staff, Sandra must untangle cryptic notes in the victim's handwriting, follow a paper trail of phantom billing, and identify which member of the fraud operation was desperate enough to commit murder. The killer used the chaos of the celebration as cover—but they left traces behind, and Sandra knows how to read the signs.

From the author of Code Blue in Cascade comes a mystery where medical expertise meets Louisiana charm. With rich bayou atmosphere, a cast of memorable characters, and a puzzle that twists from identity mystery to fraud investigation to a race against time, Mardi Gras Mortalities delivers everything cozy mystery readers love: a smart protagonist who solves crimes through observation and deduction, a loyal canine companion, authentic small-town warmth, and a satisfying resolution built on evidence rather than confession. Perfect for fans of traveling sleuths, medical mysteries, and Southern settings where masks hide more than faces.