Why Oh Rye?

Lucy Lakestone

Mar 2024 · Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries Book 7 · Velvet Petal Press

About this ebook

Bunnies, bonnets and bedlam in New Orleans…

Are the rhyming threats of a crafty con man a good reason to return to New Orleans? Maybe not, but mixologist Pepper Revelle wants to neutralize her nemesis. She hopes she’ll have time for cocktails and Easter parades with her friends, too—as well as the next step in her romance with fellow bartender Neil.

But they don’t count on finding a body in their hotel room, the machinations of her vexing ex Mr. Mixy, and drama with her quirky family. To clear her name and settle the score, Pepper must crack the case—and figure out if her increasingly dangerous enemy engineered the murder or if another killer is involved.

As they face a farting ghost, an unexpected gig, spooky surprises and the wacky charms of the French Quarter on Easter weekend, can Pepper and Neil unravel the mystery before they’re flamed like a lemon peel in a Vieux Carré?

Why Oh Rye? is the seventh book in the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries, funny whodunits with a dash of romance set in a convivial collective of cocktail lovers, eccentrics and mixologists. These quasi-cozy culinary comedies contain a hint of heat, a splash of cursing and shots of laughter, served over hand-carved ice.

Ratings and reviews

Great continuation of the series. Shows a great group of friends supporting each other and having some fun along the way. An enjoyable series you getting know the characters and become part of their lives, it's like catching up with the news of people you know. Always fun to see what a writer does when their characters visit New Orleans, that's where magic and the mysterious live.

Just like those before it, Why Oh Rye? Was a fun, engrossing, mysterious read. The Bohemian bartenders are at it again, this time they are in the big easy. Pepper and Neil find themselves at their hotel and got a little more then they bargained for when they find a dead body in their room. Can't wait to see what adventures they find next!

About the author

Lucy Lakestone is an award-winning author who lives on Florida’s east-central coast, among the towns that serve as an inspiration for the hot romances of her Bohemia Beach Series and the jumping-off point for the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries. She’s been a journalist, photographer, editor and video producer but prefers living in her imagination, where the moon is full and the cocktails are divine. In her spare time, she chases tornadoes.