James Lee Burke\'s second Robicheaux novel takes the detective out of New Orleans and into the bayou as he seeks a quieter life.
In a backwater world where a swagger and a gun go further than the law, Robicheaux and those he loves are caught on a tide of violence far bigger than them all....
Suddenly Robicheaux is confronting Bubba Rocque, a brutal hood he\'s known since childhood
Rocque\'s hungry Cajun wife; and a Federal agent with more guts than sense.
But a plane crash on the Gulf brings a young girl into his life--and with her comes a netherworld of murder, deception, and homegrown crime.
Vietnam vet Dave Robicheaux has turned in his detective\'s badge, is winning his battle against booze, and has left New Orleans with his wife for the tranquil beauty of Louisiana\'s bayous.
James Lee Burke\'s second Robicheaux novel takes the detective out of New Orleans and into the bayou as he seeks a quieter life
