Speed City Sisters in Crime in New Orleans: Images from 2016 Bouchercon

Four members of the Speed City Sisters in Crime took Amtrak's City of New Orleans train to the Big Easy for the 2016 version of Bouchercon, the national conference for mystery and thriller writers and fans.  Here are some images capturing the trip to the City That Care Forgot.

Welcome to New Orleans and the French Quarter

Michael Connelly (left) interviewing Harlan Coben

Sisters in Crime Cheryl Shore, Ashley Couts and Diana Catt at Bayona Restaurant

Matthew Clemens (left ) leads Writing Sex panel

Diana Catt & Ashley Couts riding St. Charles Streetcar

Cheryl Shore on the St. Charles Streetcar

Diana Catt, Ashley Couts & Cheryl Shore under a full moon in the Garden District

Cheryl Shore, Ashley Couts, Stephen Terrell & Diana Catt at Upperline, an outstanding restaurant in New Orleans' Garden District

No trip to NOLA is complete without a trip to Cafe DuMonde

Ashley and Cheryl at Jackson Square

Sisters in Crime friend, best-selling author Hank Phillippi Ryan

Cheryl Shore and Diana Catt in the French Quarter

Obligatory stop at Pat O'Brien's

Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's. Doesn't get much better

Walking to dinner, came across a wedding parade. Only in New Orleans.

Cheryl Shore and Ashley Couts at Muriel's on Jackson Square.

St. Louis Cathedral and Gen. Andy Jackson -- Jackson Square.

Ashley Couts relaxes in the decadence of  Muriel's 2d floor -- a perfect setting for a murder.