Chasing the Devil[ � [S Tail
A Historical, Mystery, Fiction book. I really need that half star option in order to properly rate this novel. The overall quality...
Storyville, 1907: In this raucous, bloody, red-light district, where two thousand scarlet women ply their trade in grand mansions and filthy dime-a-trick cribs, where cocaine and opium are sold over the counter, and where rye whiskey flows like an amber river, there's a killer loose. Someone is murdering Storyville prostitutes and marking each killing with a black rose. As Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr begins to unravel the murder against this extraordinary backdrop, he encounters a cast of characters drawn from history:...
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I really need that half star option in order to properly rate this novel. The overall quality of the mystery was probably more on the 3-star level, but I just had to give it another star for the wonderful sense of place and the excellent reading by Dion Graham in this audio edition. I really love New Orleans, and having been there and... I'm not sure what to say about this book. I liked it, for the most part, a great deal. The setting is good, and the author seems to have a good grasp of history and appropriate details. The detective evolves, and while all of the characters are somewhat one-dimensional, I can see that the author is gathering steam, and that people will... CHASING THE DEVIL'S TAIL (Private Investigator-New Orleans-1907) VGFulmer, David 1st in seriesPoisoned Pen Press, 2001 HardcoverCreole detective Valentin St. Cyr is hired by political boss, Tom Anderson, to stop the "black rose" killer of Storyville prostitutes. The primary suspect is Buddy Bolden, a friend of St. Cyr's. *** New Orleans...
