The New Iberia Blues (Dave Robicheaux Series, Book #22) by James Lee Burke
The New Iberia Blues (Dave Robicheaux Series, Book #22) by James Lee Burke
Detective Dave Robicheaux first met Desmond Cormier on the streets of New Orleans when the young boy had foolish dreams of becoming a Hollywood director. When Robicheaux knocks on Cormier's door twenty-five years later, it isn't to congratulate him on his Academy Award nominations. Robicheaux has discovered the body of a young woman who's been crucified, wearing only a small chain on her ankle. Neither Comier nor his enigmatic friend Antoine Butterworth are saying much, but Robicheaux knows better.
Complicating matters is the unexpected arrival of Robicheaux's new partner, Baily Ribbons. Ribbons, just twenty-eight years old, is the perfect complement to Robicheaux. Perhaps too perfect, as the line between professionalism and romance begins to blur for the aging detective.
As they wade further into the investigation, they end up in the crosshairs of the Mob, menaced by the deranged killer Chester Wimple, and haunted by the dark ghosts Robicheaux has been running from for years. Ultimately, it's up to Robicheaux to stop them all, but he'll have to summon a light he's never seen or felt to save himself and those he loves.
Simon and Schuster, Softcover, 2019, 2020
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