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When Lilah, a young journalist, visits New Orleans during Mardi Gras week, she uncovers a plot to stop the first woman president.         "Marvelous job...diverse and credible people...magical evocation of New Orleans...would nominate for Best First Mystery.." Jeremiah Healy, award-winning author of 17 published crime novels and three collections of mystery short stories.   On her way to New Orleans, Lilah--a young widow--suffers more misery than she can stand when a man falls into her van. The man drops a suitcase that Lilah accidentally opens but doesn’t understand the contents. Curious, she heeds the advice of a graveyard psychic. The psychic gives her a crystal necklace and tells her to find a secret diary. In searching for the diary, Lilah gets intimate with a handsome musician and dangerously close to murder. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans  "...Highly recommended," says MURDER AND MAYHEM BOOK CLUB. Order from www.wingsepress.  please check out my blog: sandysemerad.blogspot.com