Under the Dixie Moon (Adel Destin Book 1)

Under the Dixie Moon (Adel Destin Book 1)

<b>Charlie Huston’s Hank Thompson novels meet Lawrence Block’s Matt Scudder series in this gritty neo-noir set in New Orleans.</b><br /><br />Four years after Hurricane Katrina and the death of his wife, New Orleans bar owner Adel Destin has just kicked his heroin habit when Sondra Williams—an ex-junkie who once revived him from an overdose—begs him to help her find her missing sister. Adel has no choice but to accept, and soon is on the trail of a serial killer targeting women living on the fringe of society.<br /><br />Navigating temptations from his old life, dirty NOPD cops, and friends who turn to enemies in the delta heat, Adel must find the killer or end up framed for murder.<br /><br /><b>PRAISE FOR <i>UNDER THE DIXIE MOON</i>:</b><br /><br />“Ro Cuzon is among the rising stars of the new generation of noir novelists who are moving the form forward in exciting, innovative ways.”<br />George Pelecanos<br /><br />“New Orleans is a postcard city, but Ro somehow gets under its skin. One of the best new voices in crime fiction.”<br />Sean Chercover<br /><br />“A no-holds-barred, sexy and violent noir with a liberal dash of NOLA. It delivers an unblinking look at the dirty underbelly of a corrupt society, complete with ugly consequences and melancholy endings.”<br />Library Journal, Staff Pick for Best Books of the Year<br /><br />“Ro Cuzon has written one of the freshest PI novels in years.”<br />Spinetingler Magazine