Crescent City Moon - by Nola Nash (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Things put underground in New Orleans don't often stay there. Even things that should - like bodies, and secrets.

How do you fight an enemy you can't see that can kill on a whim? In 1820s New Orleans, on the eve of her twenty-first birthday, Zéolie Cheval discovers the mangled body of her father murdered in his bed and a maniacal voice haunting the recesses of her mind. When the priest sent to comfort her is killed while the house is swarming with police, Zéolie becomes entangled in a web of mystery that takes her from the French Quarter, to the Ursuline Convent in the Ninth Ward, and deep into the Louisiana swamps.

Officer Louis Saucier, who is losing his heart to Zéolie and his grip on logical reality, helps her find the pieces to her puzzle. The mother superior of the Ursulines offers assistance from a mediumistic nun and a voodoo priestess, blurring the lines between the spiritual and the supernatural.

After opening the family crypt to find it uninhabited, Zéolie realizes that her father lied about her mother's death - amongst other things. Now, Zéolie must come to terms with magic she inherited from her grandmother and the price that comes with it.

Step inside the magic and mystery of the 1820s French Quarter to see if an unlikely menagerie can help Zéolie take down a murderous maniac while she shields the officer she loves. Can she harness powers she didn't know she had? Or, will she make the ultimate sacrifice?

Review Quotes

1830s New Orleans comes to vibrant life in this supernatural thriller set against the backdrop of a voodoo and dark, Louisiana swamps. Readers will find themselves rooting for heroine Zeolie as she searches for answers in the death of her father. The love story is touching, and I found myself falling just a little bit in love with Officer Louis Saucier. The action is fast-paced and heart-pounding and I found myself turning the pages quickly to see what happened next. Great debut! - Laura Kemp, award-winning author of The Lantern Creek series

In Crescent City Moon, Nola Nash captures a gaslit atmosphere of supernatural dread as thick and heavy as the humid air on a moonlit New Orleans night. - Jeff Zentner, William C, Morris award-winning author of The Serpent King and Into the Wild Light

Crescent City Moon is an imaginative and atmospheric tale steeped in the lore of New Orleans and ringing with the haunted echoes of 19th-century past where magic is real, dangerous, and rife with unexpected consequences. Part horror, part mystery, and part fantasy, Nola Nash's debut is perfect for fans of Anne Rice. - Steph Post, author of Miraculum