"Pronzini makes people and events so real that you're living those explosive days of terror." -Robert Ludlum Steve Giroux, visiting New Orleans to forget his recently-ended marriage, is caught in a bizarre web of accusation and imaginary crimes, from which only the help of a remarkable woman can extricate him. "Pronzini is the master of the shivery, spine-tingling it-could-happen suspense story." -Publishers Weekly "Pronzini is a pro." -The New York Times