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Maureen Coughlin #5
Sarah Crichton Books
July 2017
On Sale: July 11, 2017
272 pages
ISBN: 0374279772
EAN: 9780374279776
Kindle: B01N1U1ZHO
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In the thrilling fifth book in the critically acclaimed series thatโs โedgy, dangerous, but pulsing with lifeโ (Bill Ott, Booklist), a Mardi Gras parade turns deadly. Itโs Mardi Gras in New Orleans and rookie cop Maureen Coughlin has no idea what sheโs in for. Her night working the parades begins calmly enough―until a half-naked man careens through the crowd and throws himself onto the hood of an oncoming SUV. As she tries to deal with the incident amid the pulsing chaos of the parade, Maureen hears gunshots. Moments later, with three wounded and a handful of drunken witnesses, Maureen has a full-fledged investigation on her hands. Who was the shooter? Who was he after? Whoโs the next target? City bigwigs begin pressuring Maureen and her crew for quick answers. And with an amateur camera crew intent on capturing โthe real Mardi Grasโ for their YouTube channel, an incompetent supervising detective, and tense race relations in a city more likely to mistrust cops than ever, itโs going to be a very long night―and a memorable first Mardi Gras―for Maureen. With The Devilโs Muse, the acclaimed crime writer Bill Loehfelm conjures rowdy New Orleans in all its mess and marvel, and sends Maureen deep into the city on another wild, high-octane adventure.
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