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It seemed a simple enough case for the authorities. Too bad the dead man was a prominent black city council man. But for the police detective Rene Shade it all looked too neat. Shade takes on city hall as he follows a twisting trail through the sleazy streets of the Cajun quarter into the murky swamps and bayous that ring the city. It is a trail that leads to corruption and yet more murder.
'A writer with a special talent. His brooding first novel is as steamy as the bayou country that is its setting ... a tale of corrupt politics and violent racital tensions ... a chilling chase through a treacherous swamp of leeches and cottonmouths ... '
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