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Vieux Carre Voodoo (Scotty Bradley Series)

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Former go-go boy - turned private detective - Scotty Bradley is back! In post-Katrina New Orleans, temporarily alone while his partner, Frank, is away on business, Scotty soon finds himself in the middle of an international conspiracy involving the theft of a religious icon, assumed identities, torture, kidnapping, murder and the unexpected return of someone he has learned not to trust.

As a major fan of both Herren's "Chanse" and "Scotty" mystery series, I was overjoyed to hear that Bold Strokes agreed to pick up the latter, and this was well worth waiting for. Herren has a knack for developing colorful primary and supporting characters the reader actually cares about, and involving them in realistic though extreme situations that make his books riveting to the mystery purist. Bravo, and five gumbo-stained stars out of five!

- Bob Lind, Echo Magazine

I love both series and both trouble magnets Chanse and Scotty. This book picks up with Scotty. All of us fans have not heard from Scotty for a while so it was pleasant to see we finally get one. I am very pleased with the opening as it goes back over what happened with Scotty in the other books as well as what has been happening since we last seen him. I will say this section helped me as the more recent books have been on the Chanse series I was able to get my head back in the Scotty world. I always love how Greg writes.

For new readers to this series Scotty has a little bit of pyshic nature and this book does have more of that then other ones. That aside it is still a good book and mystery but the underlining story on this one is about forgiveness and love.

Thank you Greg for a great book and it would be awesome if Scotty and Chanse ran into each other and the series were to merge. :) Just a thought.

I'm a Greg Herren fan, so I read this book with a positive prejudice. I like the way Greg develops his mysteries, and I liked this book. This was actually my second reading, having read the book when it first came out. I would recommend it to those who like gay (character) mysteries.

I read this book for a bookclub, wouldn't have picked it up otherwise, since it's the fourth of a series.

I was surprised to read this was the author's 11th novel, because even for a debut it would have been mediocre. Two-dimensional characters, unbelievable acts that were obviously put there to make the plot go forward (the pacifistic mother giving her son a gun...), repetitive action, dialog and reflections... And no sex scenes to boot.

So yeah, I don't recommend this at all.

When a close family friend is murdered and his apartment trashed, Scotty dons his private eye hat and investigates. He is led into an international conspiracy with multiple murders and nothing as it once had seemed. The opening and first half of this book is a real page turner as the plot unfolds. Alas, we reach a point when it deteriorates into a kind of comic book fling with improbable characters and events. Only for staunch Herron fans--like myself.

I love both series and both trouble magnets Chanse and Scotty. This book picks up with Scotty. All of us fans have not heard from Scotty for a while so it was pleasant to see we finally get one. I am very pleased with the opening as it goes back over what happened with Scotty in the other books as well as what has been happening since we last seen him. I will say this section helped me as the more recent books have been on the Chanse series I was able to get my head back in the Scotty world. I always love how Greg writes.

For new readers to this series Scotty has a little bit of pyshic nature and this book does have more of that then other ones. That aside it is still a good book and mystery but the underlining story on this one is about forgiveness and love.

Thank you Greg for a great book and it would be awesome if Scotty and Chanse ran into each other and the series were to merge. :) Just a thought.

Greg Herren writes two series of mystery-thriller novels set in the New Orleans area. "Vieux Carre Voodoo" continues the series starring Scotty Bradley, a former go-go dancer, who is now a private investigator sharing everything with partner Sobieski, a former FBI agent.

The book is an enjoyable beach read set in New Orleans at Easter-time. The action includes a string of murders, the return of a key character from previous books, hostage-taking, riddles giving clues, and a number of different parties seeking a stolen religious object. It's all good fun. Those who follow the series need not hold back, and those new to the series can read this book without trouble.

My only unhappiness is about the title of the work. While the mystery is physically set in the French Quarter (Vieux Carre) and the Garden District, there is no link at all to Afro-Caribbean culture. Any exotic element is related to the culture of the Himalayas instead. I am disappointed such a good title has been used up so needlessly.