Programs by Genre - Mystery, Thriller, and True Crime
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
Murder Most Foul: True Crime Cases
Tom Aswell, Murder on the Teche: A True Story of Money and a Flawed Investigation
Stanley Nelson, Klan of Devils: The Murder of a Black Louisiana Deputy Sheriff
James Stewart, Mystery at the Blue Sea Cottage: A True Story of Murder in San Diego’s Jazz Age
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
Murder Most Foul: True Crime Cases
Tom Aswell, Murder on the Teche: A True Story of Money and a Flawed Investigation
Stanley Nelson, Klan of Devils: The Murder of a Black Louisiana Deputy Sheriff
James Stewart, Mystery at the Blue Sea Cottage: A True Story of Murder in San Diego’s Jazz Age
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
Thrills and Kills: Adventure, Mystery, and Murder
with Roy Hoffman, The Promise of the Pelican: A Novel
P.M. LaRose, Beers on Ice: Till Death Do Us Part
M.B. Lewis, The Pilate Scroll
Mary Manhein, Murder in the Cities of the Dead: A Novel
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
Thrills and Kills: Adventure, Mystery, and Murder
with Roy Hoffman, The Promise of the Pelican: A Novel
P.M. LaRose, Beers on Ice: Till Death Do Us Part
M.B. Lewis, The Pilate Scroll
Mary Manhein, Murder in the Cities of the Dead: A Novel
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
To Catch a Killer: Amateur Sleuths on the Hunt
Sandra Bretting, The Safecracker’s Secret
Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief: A Vintage Cookbook Mystery
Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit: An Electra McDonnell Novel
State Capitol, John J. Hainkel Jr. Room
To Catch a Killer: Amateur Sleuths on the Hunt
Sandra Bretting, The Safecracker’s Secret
Ellen Byron, Bayou Book Thief: A Vintage Cookbook Mystery
Claudia Gray, The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit: An Electra McDonnell Novel
Volunteer
Book-loving volunteers are essential to the Louisiana Book Festival's success. Whether it's escorting authors, guiding visitors, selling refreshments, working with children in the Young Readers Pavilion or other fun and rewarding assignments, the Louisiana Book Festival wants you to join the volunteer team.
