TT95: Lafitte Lives by Christi Keating Sumich

Welcome to Mysteries to Die For and this Toe Tag.I am TG Wolff and am here with Jack, my piano player and producer. This is normally a podcast where we combine storytelling with original music to put you at the heart of mystery. Today is a bonus episode we call a Toe Tag. It is the first chapter from a fresh release in the mystery, crime, and thriller genre.Today’s featured release is Lafitte Lives by Christi Keating SumichLafitte Lives is an adventure. New Orleans 1831. Tobias Whitley, sexton at St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, is a man whose zest for life has died. A responsible professional, he notices that the name plate on a crypt is failing way too soon and makes a startling discovery—a journal about pirate Jean Lafitte written by his brother, the man in the crypt. Now Tobias is on an adventure of his own to discover the truth about New Orleans most infamous resident.Bottom line: Lafitte Lives is for you if you like historical fiction ripe with adventure, intrigue, and inspiration.https://www.amazon.com/Lafitte-Lives-Orleans-Bookshop-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0GQXQ3PMK?ref_=saga_ast_ss_dsk_dpAbout Christi Keating SumichChristi Keating Sumich holds a PhD in history from Tulane University and a master’s degree in English. Her research field is seventeenth-century disease and healing. She combines her fascination with history with her love of the mystery genre into her fiction. Lafitte Lives, her debut novel, centered on her ancestor, the notorious pirate Jean Lafitte. She is also the author of the Old New Orleans Bookshop Series, mysteries featuring characters from Lafitte Lives. The Swamp Ghost is the first book in the series.Christi is also part of a writing team with her mother, Sharon Keating. They are the co-authors of Hauntingly Good Spirits: New Orleans Cocktails to Die For and The Brandy Milk Punch part of the Iconic New Orleans Cocktail Series.ChristiSumich.comOn June 11, Mysteries to Die For joins Partners in Crime Tours for a deep dive into the things that take great mysteries and make them so-so. It’s 10 Ways to Make a Mystery Mediocre. Links are in the show notes or can be found on PICT’s social and their website: partnersincrimevbt.com.Interactive Zoom session (best if you want to ask questions)... register here:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9xS1sIAETmqhVfMxHRv3NAWatch on Facebook Live > https://www.facebook.com/events/2817211571959778Watch on YouTube Live > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqA3MhbCy0M