new orleans (la.)

Tough New Orleans detective Carson O'Connor and her partner, Michael Maddison, investigate a string of murders, unaware that the culprit they seek was created by Victor Frankenstein, who has survived two hundred years and is populating the city with a new race of "perfect" beings, and that his original creation, Deucalion, is hunting his maker.

In 1888, adopted by a farming couple outside of New Orleans, twelve-year-old orphan Jonathan must choose between security and the excitement of performing as a musician along the river.

The Hourglass group is on the search for the legendary Infinityglass and trace it to the city of New Orleans, where they send Dune to retrieve the object, but the Infinityglass is a beautiful, headstrong dancer named Hallie.

A reprint of the 1899 novel about Edna Pontellier, a Victorian-era wife and mother who is awakened to the full force of her desire for love and freedom when she becomes enamored with Robert LeBrun, a young man she meets while on vacation.

Presents the sixth installment in the alternative history in which Alvin Maker, a man who has the magical ability to create, repair, heal, or destroy, travels to New Orleans where he saves his friends from a deadly plague and takes the first steps toward his envisioned destiny in the Crystal City.

Describes the history, culture, daily life, people, and points of interest in the largest city in Louisiana.

Two children participating in the traditional Mardi Gras celebration see such sights as the Zulu and Rex parades, enjoying the songs, bright costumes, and gigantic floats.

Rebecca moves to New Orleans to stay with her aunt in a scary old house while her father is traveling, and while most kids at school treat her poorly, a mysterious girl named Lisette shows her the hidden nooks of the city and reveals shocking truths about Rebecca's own history.

Sixteen-year-old Trinity Monsour, who recently moved in with her aunt in New Orleans, has terrifying visions of a girl locked in a dark room, and when Jessica, the head cheerleader at her new school, goes missing, Trinity's decision to share her vision causes people to suspect she is involved.