Part of Dave Robicheaux, book 5
First published 1992
Detective Dave Robicheaux knows the Sonniers well. This New Iberia family maintains ties to the CIA, organized crime, and a former Klan member seeking state office. Their history runs as dark as Louisiana bayou water at midnight. When someone tries to kill a key figure and a police officer dies, Robicheaux gets pulled into the Sonniers' twisted world of violence and forbidden relationships. The family operates by its own rules, where murder and madness intertwine with political ambition. But Robicheaux carries his own demons. His personal struggles have stayed buried until now. As he investigates deeper, these inner torments surface to threaten not only his sanity but the lives of two people who matter most to him. The case forces him to confront both external enemies and the darkness within himself.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Louisiana, New Iberia
Period: 20th-century
384 pages · Paperback · Avon Books
Content warnings: violence