![]() Claire also has deep roots in New Orleans, where she was mentored by Silettes student the brilliant Constance Darling-until Darling was murdered. ![]() ![]() ![]() A one-time teen detective in Brooklyn, she is a follower of the esoteric French detective Jacques Silette, whose mysterious handbook Dtection inspired Claires unusual practices. DeWitts mesmerizing character and memorable voice take your breath away.-New Orleans Times-Picayune This knock-out start to a bracingly original new series features Claire DeWitt, the worlds greatest PI-at least, thats what she calls herself. as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel.-CNN What would you get if that punkish dragon girl Lisbeth Salander met up with Jim Salliss Lew Griffin walking the back streets of New Orleans? Or Sue Graftons Kinsey Millhone transformed herself into a tattooed magnolia driving a 4x4? Clare DeWitt, thats what youd get. About the Book The first entry in a gritty, endlessly surprising mystery series follows the unpredictable, tough-edged, and brilliantly intuitive PI Claire DeWitt as she searches for a prosecutor whos gone missing in post-Katrina New Orleans, marking the emergence of a distinctive new American voice in mystery fiction (NPRs Fresh Air). ![]()
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