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[T]he exotic person of Claire DeWitt [is] a supremely confident detective who reads the clues she finds in dreams, the I Ching and scraps of garbage that float up from the street. ... Claire prowls the darkest corners of [New Orleans], eyes wide open to the suffering and despair of its shell-shocked residents. Claire is a charmer, but there’s nothing cute about her paranormal visions of a city living in torment.
Marilyn Stasio - New York Times
(Starred review.) As brash and bold as Sherlock Holmes himself, Claire DeWitt arrives in still-chaotic New Orleans 18 months after Katrina. She's been hired to investigate the disappearance of Vic Willing, a local prosecutor, who's not been heard from since the hurricane. Claire surprises the local gangtsa set with her unique bravado. One of them, Andray, is compelled to help her tap into the darkness of Katrina's aftermath. From there, Claire finds her answers. Mentored and deeply inspired by a famous French detective, the I Ching, and profoundly illuminating dreams, a complex Claire leads us into her own nightmares as well. Verdict: This is not to be missed—Claire is a moody, hip, and meticulous investigator. Gran (Dope; Come Closer) builds an addictive sense of anticipation with a fantastical frame. Alternately gritty and dreamy, this would appeal to those who liked Colson Whitehead's The Intuitionist and readers of Charlie Huston (e.g., The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death). Highly recommended.
Library Journal
If there isn’t yet a subgenre called funky noir, this wacky PI novel could be a fragrant first...lots of fun.
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