New Orleans Mourning

Julie Smith (born 1944) is an American mystery novelist best known for her Skip Langdon series set in New Orleans, including the Edgar Award-winning New Orleans Mourning (1990), the first such award for a female novelist since 1956. She has authored nineteen novels across multiple series featuring strong female protagonists like Skip Langdon, Rebecca Schwartz, and Talba Wallis, along with short stories and edited anthologies such as New Orleans Noir. Starters