Fiber & Brimstone

With its history of spooky folklore, New Orleans offers the perfect atmosphere for Halloween. But when real corpses start turning up, scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand dresses up as a detective in time for the holiday.

With the help of her best friend, Ava Gruiex, Carmela is building a giant monster puppet for the French Quarter's gala Halloween Monsters and Mayhem parade. Things get terrifying earlier than expected when they overhear an argument between Jekyl Hardy and Brett Fowler—and just minutes later they find Fowler's body, his heart pierced by the horns of a Minotaur head.

Carmela can't believe Jekyl is guilty, despite the fact that Fowler owed him money. Fowler owed a lot of people money after his involvement in a Ponzi scheme, making every investor a suspect. But when another victim is discovered—who also had an unfriendly relationship with Jekyl—Carmela is convinced someone is framing her friend and now must find a way to unmask the real killer...