Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollow Crib | 2016 | B.J. Bourg | Buy |
| 2 | Hollow Bond | 2016 | B.J. Bourg | Buy |
The Magnolia Parish Mystery series includes Hollow Crib (2016) and Hollow Bond (2016), both set in rural Louisiana.
B.J. Bourg set both books in the same fictional parish as his other crime novels. Hollow Crib deals with a missing child case, and the title hints at the dark nature of the crime at the story’s center. Hollow Bond continues in the same community with a new case.
Bourg writes from personal experience in law enforcement, and the Louisiana setting is drawn with the kind of detail that comes from living there. The Magnolia Parish books are separate from his longer London Carter series but share the same rural Southern atmosphere. Readers who enjoy either one will likely want to try the other.