ISBN-13: 9780984630530 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 388 str.
New Orleans Realtor, Robert Fontenay, sells a house to Mercedes Glapion. But Mercedes is no ordinary client. She's drop dead gorgeous, owns a voodoo shop in the Quarter, and is the mistress of crime boss, Louie Morelli. Robert is engaged to be married, but within days of meeting Mercedes, he's hooked. Sleeping with Louie's girl is dangerous, but Robert is too infatuated to care. And when he meets Mercedes and Louie's precocious tot, Ceci, there is an instant connection that draws him deeper into their world. After watching Mercedes spike the drink of crooked congressman, Ben Wallace, Robert becomes an unwitting witness to a crime when Wallace drops dead, supposedly of a massive heart attack. Investigating FBI agents aren't fooled, and they zero in on Robert. He is expected to spy on his lover, but Louie is one step ahead of the Feds, and he makes Robert an offer he can't refuse. Caught between mob and FBI, Robert is plunged into New Orleans's gritty underworld. Lines between good and evil blur as Robert struggles with his passion for Mercedes, his conscience, and his growing admiration for Louie. When the Feds turn up the heat, and bullets start flying, Robert realizes the only person he can trust is Louie. But trusting the enigmatic mobster is dangerous, and it's not too long before Robert becomes embroiled in a horrific crime.