My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book was originally published back in 1996, I believe. This is a digital copy provided to me by Open Road Media and Netgalley. The book has been re-issued and updated in e-book format and is available through Open Road Media and anywhere e-books are sold. Heather Graham has been writing novels for many years. She is the author of historical romances and paranormal romances, as well as romantic suspense. This book is a romantic suspense novel with a touch of the paranormal.This month Heather Graham has been giving us 31 reasons why she loves New Orleans. This book lines up nice with her blogs and facebook posts. Jon and Ann are still best friends even though they are divorced. Both are artist and recently Jon has been doing drawings of a high class group of strippers at an infamous Jazz club. He meets and falls in love with Gina, but then both Jon and Gina are stabbed. Gina dies, and Jon is in a coma, accused of Gina's murder. Ann doesn't believe for a minute that Jon killed Gina. She is determined to find out the truth. This puts her in direct opposition to the two detectives working the case.Mark is sure that Jon is guilty. All the evidence points to him. But, he is immediately impressed with Ann and her determination to see her ex-husband exonerated. For some reason, Mark just can't shake the impression that Ann is in danger. He also can't shake his intense attraction to her. As Ann digs into the jazz club's other workers, the musicians, managers and strippers, she uncovers a link to voodoo rituals, another murder and more questions than answers. I enjoyed the atmosphere in this one and confess to missing Heather Graham's romantic suspense novels. New Orleans is one of my favorite destinations and I love it when a book is set in this location. Our hero is a bit of a jerk at first. He comes on a little too strong and is a bit bossy. As the novel progresses, Mark still attempts to steer Ann away from the investigation for her own safety, but the chemistry between the two is undeniable. I am happy to see several of these older books being released in e book format. It is fun to go back and read an author's older material and see it updated for new fans to enjoy. Over all I give this one a B. ( )

Down in New Orleans by Heather Graham is a great romantic suspense novel. Once you start this book, you will not want to put it down until you reach the last page.

Ann Marcel has a close relationship with her ex-husband, Jon, and when he finds himself in trouble, lying in a hospital bed in a coma under the suspicions of murder, Ann takes it upon herself to prove his innocence. She finds herself close to the annoyingly handsome detective, Mark Lacrosse, who practically has Jon hung for the murder without any real evidence. Can Ann find the evidence to prove Jon’s innocence and convince Mark that Jon did not do it?

This novel grips the reader from the very first page and refuses to let the reader put the book down until they are finished. The imaginative details help the read to feel as if they are right there alongside Ann trying to prove Jon’s innocence. This is a must read for any romantic suspense fan. ( )