A New York Times Bestselling Author -- With the help of her best friend Ava Gruiex, scrappy sleuth Carmela Bertrand is building a giant monster puppet for the French Quarter's gala Halloween Monsters and Mayhem Torchlight Parade. But things get terrifying earlier than expected when they overhear an argument between Jekyl Hardy and Brett Fowler -- and just minutes later they find Fowler's body, his heart pierced by the razor-sharp horns of a gigantic minotaur head.