The Curse of Jean Lafitte (The Big Easy Collection) by Mary Walsh – Review by Kerry Carr

The Curse of Jean Lafitte by Mary Walsh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. This story was a captivating read about a 200 year old pirate returning to his home of New Orleans to break a curse. The author does an amazing job of mixing past with present day and I loved the character of Jean Lafitte. He was a typical pirate captain but I loved how amazed he was about everything that has changed and things he didn’t know about such as TV’s and phones.
This is a paranormal mystery involving pirates, a cure, missing jewels and a 200 yearnold curse that needs to be broken to free Jean and his crew from the purgatory they have found themselves in.
However Jean needs one thing to help him recover and return the jewels and break the spell the Named One, Juliet.
Juliet has had a rough time after losing her job she finds herself tending a bar. When Jean walks in she assumes he is another party goer who’s had one too many and when she hears his story she is even more convinced he is mad. When Jean asks for her help she reluctantly agrees. If for no other reason than it will entertain her for a couple of weeks.
And so the adventure and race against time begins. Will they find where the voodoo woman hid the jewels? Will they be able to return them to the island and break the spell in time? And what will happen if the curse is lifted?
This was a fun action packed paranormal adventure with spirits of the past as well as characters of the present. I really enjoyed it.

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