Dave Robicheaux is back in this powerful New York Times bestseller
that takes him into the underbelly of New Iberia's mafia to solve the
brutal murder of two teenage girls.
When a beautiful teenage girl is killed, New Iberia police detective
Dave Robicheaux senses that the most likely suspect, Tee Bobby Hulin, is
not the actual killer. Though a drug addict and general neer-do-well,
Hulin just doesn't fit the profile for this kind of crime. He's a Cajun
blues singer (one of his songs is titled "Jolie Blon's Bounce"), and
he's been raised by his grandmother Ladice Hulin, a proud and
strong-willed black woman.
But when there's another, similar murder--this victim a drugged-out
prostitute who happens to be the daughter of one of the local mafia
bigwigs--the cries for an arrest become too loud to ignore. The mafia
figure, however, prefers to take matters in his own hand and sets out to
find--and punish--the killer himself. Once again, Tee Bobby Hulin seems
the most likely suspect.
Added to the mix of characters on the good guy side of the balance sheet
is Clete Purcel, a long-time buddy of Robicheaux's and a confirmed
boozer and womanizer. Coming to New Iberia for a visit, Clete is quickly
drawn into the struggle between the various forces of evil in the town:
Jimmy Dean Styles, a black man intent on maintaining his empire of
corruption; Joe Zeroski, a trailer-park mafioso with palatial
aspirations--and of course Legion Guidrey, the devil incarnate.
