Clementine Toledano Mysteries
New Orleans Noir with a Rock and Roll Twist
Smart and sassy with a well-drawn ensemble of unique characters, engaging dialogue, and clever plot twists, these modern noirs are perfect for fans of witty detective dramas and New Orleans culture. If you like strong female characters, music, and mayhem, you'll love Clementine Toledano.
“With rocker chick Clementine Toledano, DeVore offers a flawed, fabulous and deeply human protagonist with the kind of baggage many women will recognise, so deeply connected to the bayou that the reader can smell the blue gum trees.”
Clementine Toledano Mysteries: Book I
It’s Carnival time in New Orleans and for QT and The Beasts that means gigs, parties, and now murder. Finding a dead body on Lundi Gras is not anyone’s idea of a good time, and seasoned front-woman, Clementine “Q” Toledano must discover the truth before her bassist pays the price.
Clementine Toledano Mysteries: Book II
New Orleans musician Clementine “Q” Toledano is on a roll: new home, new tunes, and a newly minted fiancé. But in a city where everyone knows someone who has died of unnatural causes, the good times don’t roll for long; and no one knows that better than Clementine Toledano.
Clementine Toledano Mysteries: Book III
A rainstorm may have cut her Jazz Fest performance short, but New Orleans musician Clementine “Q” Toledano has bigger problems to solve. A failing business. An adulterous affair. A dying man’s last wish. And now an accidental overdose. What’s a little murder and adultery between friends?
Clementine Toledano Mysteries: Book IV
New Orleans musician Clementine “Q” Toledano is having a hell of a day. After discovering she’s unexpectedly expecting her first child, she finds yet another dead body. But when both your career and your amateur sleuthing could get you killed, becoming a stay-at-home mom doesn’t look so bad.
Clementine Toledano Mysteries: Book V
New Orleans musician Clementine “Q” Toledano is no stranger to death, but when tragedy strikes, the piece of her that knew how to fight is paralyzed with grief. When a ghost from her past turns up to burn what’s left of her world to the ground, she’s not going down without a fight.
Clementine Toledano Mysteries: Book VI
After killing the man that destroyed her life, New Orleans musician Clementine “Q” Toledano is on the run, escaping to her father’s home on Grand Cayman. But trouble follows Q wherever she goes and when Henry Toledano is accused of murder, the Toledanos team up to uncover the truth.
Clementin Toledano Mysteries: Book VII
For years, a crazed fan has plagued New Orleans musician Clementine “Q” Toledano with incendiary notes signed Burn Bitch Burn. Now the stalker is back and this time they’re out for blood.