Franki's first Mardi Gras is murder...Francesca "Franki" Amato is a straight-shooting rookie cop in Austin, Texas, until an embarrassing 911 call prompts her to take a job at her best friend’s PI agency in New Orleans. But Franki soon learns that solving crime in The Big Easy is no Bourbon Street party. Case in point, her first investigation involves the murder of a beautiful boutique manager who was strangled with a cheap yellow scarf, and her primary suspect is h...

Books 7, 8, and 9 in the USA Today bestselling Franki Amato Mysteries: Valpolicella Violet, Tuaca Tan, and Nocino NoirWhen Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica's New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her a...

Four USA Today bestselling authors team up to bring you your favorite female sleuths in a hilarious new mystery series!Tonight is Babette Lang's bachelorette party. Problem is, there's no bachelorette, only an unusual group of disgruntled guests—a wannabe hand-model bartender, a chain-smoking talent agent, the bride-to-be's cheapskate boss, plus the sloshed fiancé and his furious sisters.It's not a party until there's a body!When one of the...

Franki’s Thanksgiving is turning out to be a real turkey!Thanksgiving is approaching, and yet for PI Franki Amato every holiday in New Orleans smacks of a Mardi Gras party. Prime example, she should be preparing a traditional turkey and ravioli dinner, but instead she has to deliver booze to a krewe brunch at an aquarium where mermaids happen to be performing. The delivery goes more or less swimmingly until one of the “gills” falls victim to foul play, and Franki f...

Franki's Venice vacation makes New Orleans seems like Disneyland...Franki Amato is in Venice to celebrate her best friend’s Christmas Eve nuptials. She’s looking forward to a relaxing break from the PI grind and a romantic gondola ride with her Casanova. But when a chef goes belly up after making violet risotto for the reception, her holiday plans start sinking like La Serenissima. Dead set on finding the killer and saving her BFF’s wedding, Franki navigates the ci...

Books 4, 5, and 6 in the USA Today bestselling Franki Amato Mysteries: Campari Crimson, Galliano Gold, and Marsala MaroonWhen Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica’s New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and he...

“The good times roll in Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato series! Cleverly named with colorful Italian libations—and filled with equally colorful characters—these fast-paced and funny cozies feature a dryly witty sleuth and a New Orleans setting so well-rendered, you can taste the Hurricanes, cher. Written with equal parts sprezzatura and humor, Andrighetti's well-plotted mysteries feature more twists and turns than a Mardi Gras parade. Looking forward to Franki‘s next “intoxicatin...

Can’t get enough of PI Franki Amato and her “krewe”?Then get the Mini Comedy Mysteries! Join Franki, family, and friends for six short mysteries in the USA Todaybestselling Franki Amato series:Prugnolino Purple (spring mystery, 1.5)Rosolio Red (holiday mystery, 2.5)Fragolino Fuchsia (Rome mystery, 3.5)Cannellino Caramel (holiday mystery, 4.5)Cremoncello Cream (Mount Etna mystery, 5.5)Mirto Magenta (S...

An ax murder leaves Franki less than jazzed...Jazz Fest is in full swing in The Big Easy, but PI Franki Amato is singing the blues. The owner of an historic Italian grocery and deli is murdered in a manner eerily reminiscent of the Axeman of New Orleans, a notorious serial killer who hasn’t struck in over a century, and someone Franki knows has been arrested for the crime. Adding to her distress, Franki, her mom, and her meddling Sicilian nonna finally meet her fia...

All that glitters isn't gold on Franki's steamboat investigation...It’s Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, but PI Franki Amato has too many problems to celebrate. A proven Sicilian lemon tradition hasn’t landed her a proposal, so her nonna has amped up the meddling to get her married, and pronto. Franki’s also under pressure to solve the strange murder of a family friend’s nephew, Nick Pescatore, who was found on a Mississippi River steamboat rumored to be haunted. ...

Four USA Today bestselling authors team up to bring you your favorite female sleuths in a special collection of their orginial mysteries!The 4 Sleuths are a funny killer foursome whose exploits include dodging killers at a sketchy bachelorette party, mud wrestling ancient burlesque dancers, and glamping with grownup Girl Scouts, to name a few. Meet the 4 Sleuths before they teamed up and check out their first mysteries in this box set, the Origin Stories!

Books 1, 2, and 3 in the USA Today bestselling Franki Amato series: Limoncello Yellow, Prosecco Pink, and Amaretto AmberWhen Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica’s New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her...