New Orleans mourning

"Skip Langdon must find the murderer of Chauncey St. Amant, prominent citizen and King of Carnival at the Mardi Gras."
"Rookie cop Skip Langdon is assigned to the investigation of the murder of this year's King of Carnival, Chauncey St. Amant, because of her conections to New Orleans' high society.--"
"New Orleans police officer Skip Langson investigates a murder of a prominent citizen during Mardi Gras, which takes her deep into the Garden District of the city."
"When a costumed sniper kills the Mardi Gras Rex parade's King of the Carnival--prominent Chancey St. Amant--Skip Langdon investigates the web of tangled clues and ancient secrets that culminate in danger for her and doom for the St. Amants."@en
"A revealing glimpse into the hidden world of New Orleans high society and an intricately plotted murder mystery. The novel introduces rookie cop Skip Langdon, as she investigates a seamy Mardi Gras murder. Everyone in town is shocked when Chauncey St. Amant, a prominent citizen and this year's King of Carnival, is killed on his parade float by a shooter in a Dolly Parton get-up. Skip Langdon is assigned the case because of her own upper-crust background. Skip's investigation takes her deep into the Garden District to dig up the St. Amant family skeletons and a dangerous ancient secret."@en