<p>It is the late 1990s and world-famous author Barron Docksteder has been murdered in the small rural town of Tryon NC. His prot&eacute;g&eacute; knows the police are blaming the wrong person but how can he prove it? Is the answer in one of the celebrated writer&rsquo;s numerous notebooks?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Accompanied by Docksteder&rsquo;s highly trained guard dog Doc&mdash;a menace to men yet docile to women&mdash;the former caf&eacute; owner embarks on an adventure to the heart of Carnival and Mardi Gras in the notorious French Quarter. There fate and Docksteder&rsquo;s notes bring him to the home of Desir&eacute;e the mysterious and alluring former Queen of Carnival.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What is Docksteder&rsquo;s connection to Desir&eacute;e? And what does her tragic past have to do with the newly minted writer his next book and his quest to solve his famous mentor&rsquo;s murder?</p>