This episode of Cozy Ink Podcast features an interview with cozy mystery author Ellen Byron. We discuss her Cajun Country and Catering Hall mystery series.
Ellen’s books are available at a variety of retailers with links at:
About the Books:
Cajun Country Mysteries
The Cajun Country Mysteries revolve around Maggie Crozat, an artist who’s returned home to help her family run their historic Louisiana plantation-turned-B&B. The series has won the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel and multiple Best Humorous Mystery Lefty Awards (Left Coast Crime).
Catering Hall Mysteries
In the Catering Hall Mysteries, Mia Carina moves back home to Queens, where her father Ravello, a capo with the Boldano crime family, has been tasked with running a rundown banquet hall that was surrendered to him by a broke gambler as a legit business. Mia has always wanted her father to go straight. But who knew working for a catering hall could be as dangerous as working for the Mob?
About the Author:
Ellen’s Cajun Country Mysteries have won the Agatha award for Best Contemporary Novel and multiple Lefty awards for Best Humorous Mystery. Her new Catering Hall Mystery series, written as Maria DiRico, launched with Here Comes the Body, and was inspired by her real life. Ellen is an award-winning playwright, and non-award-winning TV writer of comedies like WINGS, JUST SHOOT ME, and FAIRLY ODD PARENTS. She has written over two hundred articles for national magazines but considers her most impressive credit working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart.
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