When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Abdulrahman Zeitoun, a prosperous Syrian-American and father of four, chose to stay through the storm to protect his house and contracting business. In the days after the storm, he traveled the flooded streets in a secondhand canoe, passing on supplies and helping those he could. A week later, on ...
In her latest Dark-Hunter novel, "New York Times" bestselling author Kenyon tells the story of orphaned Wren Tigarian, a forbidden blend of snow leopard and white tiger, who must fight not just the humans who will never accept his animal nature, but the Were-Hunters, who want him dead for endangering their world. Original.
Dark-Hunter Kyrian of Thrace is a vampire, and when he falls in love with Amanda Devereaux, he finds that he must risk everything to gain her love--if, in fact, he can....
From #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Jackson comes a gripping, edge-of-the-seat tale of deception and betrayal, as New Orleans detective Rick Bentz is forced to confront the ghosts of his past--and a killer's twisted vengeance.
In this technothriller juxtaposing antiseptic cyberspace with the steamy South, an Internet sex-chat service known as EROS is infiltrated by a killer who has begun picking off the participants. When Karin Wheat, a bestselling author of gothic horror, is murdered, Harper Cole, the operator of EROS, contacts the police, opening himself and his top ...
Eve Renner has returned to New Orleans hoping to forget the past . . . but it will not be so easily forgotten. Now, as memories begin to surface, someone is watching, planning. For the sins of the past must be revealed, the crimes brought to justice, and the price paid--in blood.
Driven by a keen sense of right versus wrong in the fight against crime following Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana lawman Dave Robicheaux has his own demons of alcoholism and rage to contend with as well.
New Orleans is a city on the brink of the last battle of the War of 1812, as Hannah, her half-brother Luke, and his wife, Jennet, set out to find and reclaim Luke and Jennet's son. Their plans go terribly awry, isolating them from each other in a dangerous city at the worst of times. Original.
This collection of stories by "Times-Picayune" columnist Rose recounts the first four harrowing months of life in New Orleans after Katrina. It is a roller coaster ride of observations, commentary, emotions, tragedy, and even humor.
A woman finds a link between a present-day murderer and unresolved issues from her own troubled past in this psychological thriller from the author of THE FOOTPRINTS OF GOD. A serial killer who targets white family men over 40 and leaves their bodies covered with human bite marks is prowling the streets of New Orleans. The cops call in Dr. Cat ...
When an old-school pimp is released from prison after ten years, he reconnects with his friends in the old neighborhood and teams up with a young, dynamic pimp in search of his missing daughter. Original.
Detective Reuben "Diego" Montoya is back in New Orleans. Thanks to years of working with the dark side of society, his youthful swagger is gone, replaced by a determined, take-no-prisoners stride. He'll need every bit of it, because a serial killer is turning The Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs - no ...
A fatal car crash sets detective Dave Robicheaux on a path destined for trouble in this 13th volume in the series. As his investigation draws closer and closer to the truth, Robicheaux finds clues in his own past surfacing, and his life is slowly pulled into an orbit with that of a dizzying array of freaks, psychos, and other extremely dangerous ...
This work examines what Hurricane Katrina reveals about the fault lines of race and poverty in America - and what lessons we must take from the flood. When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease and even death. The majority were black, and nearly all were ...
The intrepid Jacky Faber, having once again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, British soldiers, and other ...
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Blaze" delivers a stunning new novel of explosive chemistry and chilling suspense, as two passionate opposites discover combustible attraction and danger in New Orleans. Original.
When a fortune-teller shows bridesmaid Lauren Crow an omen of her gruesome death, she and her friends laugh it off as cheesy theatrics--until women begin disappearing in the night. Even as the streets become more dangerous, Lauren finds herself lusting after a man who is himself dangerous-- and quite possibly crazy. Mark Davidson prowls the city ...
Named one of the Top 10 Books of 2008 by "The Times-Picayune." Winner of the 2009 Humanities Book of the Year award from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Awarded the New Orleans Gulf South Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award for 2008. New Orleans is the most elusive of American cities. The product of the centuries-long ...
This history of the Battle of New Orleans, which took place in January, 1815, sees it as central to American history. It was the last battle with foreign invaders on American soil, and it was the beginning of General Andrew Jackson's rise to national prominence. Remini is the author of a major biography of Andrew Jackson. A 2000 New York Times ...
The true story of the 6-year-old girl who single-handedly integrated an all-white New Orleans public school in 1960. Each day Ruby had to walk through throngs of screaming protestors to enter a classroom that was devoid of other students because they had been kept home by their angry parents. An afterward explains how, after many months, the ...
Jack is an ex-con who deals in dead bodies. Employed by his brother-in-law's, funeral home, he is sent to collect the body of one Amelita Sosa. The only problem is, she is not dead. He had planned to go straight until he meets sexy ex-nun Lucy Nichols, and soon finds himself in more trouble. From the author of RIDING THE RAP and OUT OF SIGHT.
In brilliant novelistic detail, an award-winning historian John Bailey presents the story of a slave named Sally Miller, who in 1843 was believed by members of the New Orleans' German community to have been illegally enslaved. Bailey uses Miller's dramatic trial to describe the fascinating laws and customs surrounding slavery, immigration, and ...
John Feinstein, well-known sportswriter and commentator for NPR and Sporting News Radio, makes his debut in children's fiction with this basketball mystery. Eighth grader Stevie's writing has garnered him an amazing prize--the opportunity to cover the Final Four basketball tournament in New Orleans. But his joy turns to shock when he and fellow ...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many animals had to fend for themselves because their owners lost them or were unable to care for them. In "Pawprints of Katrina: Pets Saved and Lessons Learned", Cathy Scott documents her experience working with the Best Friends Animal Society triage center to rescue lost animals and reunite them with their ...
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