Baker & Taylor Dave Robicheaux, a detective in the New Iberia, Louisiana, Sheriff's Office, becomes embroiled in a new investigation into the twenty-eight-year-old murder of a famed NAACP leader, when the man convicted of the crime asks him to prove his innocence.
Simon and Schuster James Lee Burke has been hailed as a &;national treasure&; (Tampa Bay Times), and in his ninth Dave Robicheaux thriller, it&;s easy to see why. This taut, twisted tale of corruption in the Louisiana bayou truly brands Burke as &;America&;s best novelist&; (Denver Post).
Aaron Crown comes from a long line of shady Cajun characters, and rumors of Klan ties swirl around his family&;so his arrest for the murder of a black civil rights leader would seem to be an open and shut case. But when the man who worked hardest to put Crown away ascends to the governor&;s mansion, detective Dave Robicheaux begins to suspect that Aaron may be innocent of the crime. Soon key figures in high places start pressuring Dave to drop his investigation&;but that only makes him more determined to uncover the truth at any cost.
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