Dave Robicheaux is back in this powerful New York Times bestseller that takes him into the underbelly of New Iberiaâs 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 doesnât fit the profile for this kind of crime. Heâs a Cajun blues singer (one of his songs is titled âJolie Blonâs Bounceâ), and heâs been raised by his grandmother Ladice Hulin, a proud and strong-willed black woman.
But when thereâs another, similar murderâthis victim a drugged-out prostitute who happens to be the daughter of one of the local mafia bigwigsâthe 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 findâand punishâthe 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 Robicheauxâs 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 aspirationsâand of course Legion Guidrey, the devil incarnate.