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Synopsis

In Bourbon Street Blues and Jackson Square Jazz, Greg Herren introduced the wickedly naughty—and irrepressible—Scotty Bradley, who’s never met a drink he didn’t want, a decadence he could resist, or a hunky trick he won’t treat to a little bit of himself. Now, in Mardi Gras Mambo, Scotty’s back on the crowded, party-happy streets of New Orleans, getting ready for a Carnival he’ll never forget—if he lives through it... It’s Carnival time in New Orleans, and Scotty Bradley, ex go-go boy turned private eye, is looking forward to relaxing with his boyfriends, Frank and Colin, and partying it up right. But nothing ever seems to work out the way Scotty wants it. Not only is it cold and rainy, ruining his elaborate costume plans, but former FBI agent Frank has “issues” with dropping a hit (or two, or four) of Ecstasy. Hello! Ecstasy at Mardi Gras is practically guaranteed in the Gay Bill of Rights! Fortunately, Frank gets over himself, the weather clears up, Scotty’s dealer, Misha, delivers the goods, and the boys are off to the races. And that’s when the real fun begins. After a night of partying, they come home to find the cops waiting for them. Misha has apparently been murdered and guess who was the last person to see him alive? Turns out his wheeling and dealing had gotten him in trouble with a lot of people—including the Russian mob. And those guys don’t play around.

Suddenly, Scotty’s missing not just one but two boyfriends. And as the streets of Nola come alive in a hot human frenzy of sequins, music, dancing, and the sweat of thousands of revelers ready to throw caution and clothing to the wind, Scotty is in a desperate race to save the men he sometimes loves and keep Fat Tuesday from being the last day any of them ever see...

Review

Herren's Scotty Bradley mysteries (Jackson Square Jazz, Bourbon Street Blues before this one) are by no stretch traditional mysteries; there's a death, someone did it, and puzzling out who flickers through the plots. But that's not where the charm of these zippy novels lies. Herren loves New Orleans and its rowdy, off-kilter realities with a passion that pours off most every page of this fast-paced story: it's Mardi Gras week, and former exotic dancer and personal trainer Scotty is set to party hearty (heavy on the ecstasy, but I won’t get judgmental - this is fiction, after all) with his two lovers. Yes, two lovers, former FBI agent Frank Sobieski and - well, nobody knows what Colin Cioni's real backstory is, which gives Mambo something of an in-your-face curveball ending. The trio have set themselves up as private eyes, though they don't do much sleuthing here; in fact, Scotty is a suspect in the murder of his muscle-bound drug connection, Russian émigré Misha. This third novel reveals a bit more about Scotty's quirky 60s-era mother and father and, surprisingly, his grandfather's secret second family, and expands on Scotty's spooky psychic abilities, an endearing affectation for a P.I. hunk to exhibit. This fun novel's effervescent personality and exuberant atmospherics, more than its cheerfully but occasionally implausible plot, provide the real reading pleasure.

-- Richard Labonte, Books to Watch Out For