With the acclaimed novel Penumbra, Carolyn Haines branched out from
the cozy Southern mysteries that made her name and moved into more
ominous, more literary territory. She continues that exploration of the
darker side of the South with Fever Moon. Set in New Iberia,
Louisiana, during World War II, Fever Moon begins when Deputy Raymond
Thibodeaux discovers Adele Hebert covered in blood and hovering over the
brutally eviscerated body of Henri Bastion, a wealthy plantation owner.
In the aftermath of the murder, Adele claims to be the loup-garou, a
legendary Cajun shape-shifter that traditionally takes the shape of a
wolf, and panic ensues in this small town that already has been
livingunder the pressures of wartime rationing and poverty. Raymond is
determined to restore order, but to do so he'll have to prove that Adele
isn't a murderer or a monster.
In this dark and swirling literary thriller, Carolyn Haines tells the
story of a town that is caught up in the frenzy of a murder and a killer
who feeds its terror to suit his own purposes.
