Crescent City Confidential

Best-selling mystery writer Sam Torres loves jetting around the world, researching her next plot, and enjoying local culture, cuisine, and women. Her next stop: the Big Easy. Tess Arceneaux is a New Orleans native who likes life simple and uncomplicated. That includes shucking oysters for wealthy tourists and singing at the neighborhood bar--no pretense and no pressure.

When Sam saunters in looking for company in addition to dinner, she sets her sights on Tess. Although Tess is hardly incl...