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Biography

Danielle Arceneaux is the author of Glory Be and was a finalist for the Sisters in Crime Eleanor Taylor Bland Award. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, and returns to Lafayette, Louisiana, often.

Schedule

10:00 am to 11:15 am
House Committee Room 4
Figuring It Out: Amateur Sleuths on the Case
with Danielle Arceneaux, Ellen Byron, Cherie Claire, Claudia Gray, and Caroline Haines

11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Cavalier House Books Tent
Book Signing

Glory Be: A Novel

The first in a vivid and charming crime series set in the Louisiana bayou, introducing the hilariously uncensored amateur sleuth Glory Broussard. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club.

It’s a hot and sticky Sunday in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Glory has settled into her usual after-church routine, meeting gamblers at the local coffee shop, where she works as a small-time bookie. Sitting at her corner table, Glory hears that her best friend—a nun beloved by the community—has been found dead in her apartment.

When police declare the mysterious death a suicide, Glory is convinced that there must be more to the story. With her reluctant daughter—who has troubles of her own—in tow, Glory launches a shadow investigation into Lafayette’s oil tycoons, church gossips, a rumored voodoo priestess, nosey neighbors, and longtime ne'er-do wells.

As a Black woman of a certain age who grew up in a segregated Louisiana, Glory is used to being minimized and overlooked. But she’s determined to make her presence known as the case leads her deep into a web of intrigue she never realized Lafayette could harbor.

Danielle Arcenaux’s riveting debut brings forth an unforgettable character that will charm and delight crime fans everywhere and leave them hungry for her next adventure.