Book description
New Orleans, and Vic Willing, Assistant District Attorney for the prosecutors' office, has been missing since Hurricane Katrina hit. Called in from San Francisco is Claire DeWitt, a detective whose expertise and methods derive from some unique sources.
What Claire discovers takes us into the heart of the crime-ravaged, deeplyā¦
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Claire DeWitt is a troubled detective hired to solve a disappearance in post-Katrina New Orleans.
She learned her craft by studying the teachings of an elusive French detective, and was set on her career path after failing to find her missing friend as a teenager. She is haunted by disappearances of all kinds, and through this fascinating main character Gran weaves an atmospheric, compelling mystery.
The first time I read this book a hidden door in my writing brain unlockedādetective novels can be more than the classic setup of a talented sleuth following the clues. They can be messy andā¦
From Cayce's list on female sleuths with personality to spare.
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