Author: Julie Smith Year: 2002 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Fiction
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ISBNs: 9780765343802 0765343800 |
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A Talba Wallis NovelBy night the glamorous Baroness de Pontalba, by day New Orleans’ hippest P.I., Talba Wallis is dumbfounded when she can’t do a simple background check on an old friend—Babalu Maya just doesn’t seem to exist on paper. Four days later, she doesn’t exist at all. As Talba threads her way backward through Babalu’s short, difficult life, she finds an intricate pattern of violence and fear, and a shadowy Mr. Big with homicidal intent. Talba butts right into everybody’s business in Clayton, Louisiana, a small town with a big, ugly secret, where being black, mouthy, and smart are the three qualities most likely to get her killed. As she uncovers dark truths, events and people spiral into nasty motion in a story that has more twists and turns than the Mississippi River.
This book is part of the "Talba Wallis" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Louisiana Lament" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Louisiana Hotshot" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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