The Devil's Cocktail by Carson Leigh
Maurice hesitated, considering how much he should tell his client. From previous arrangements with Sébastien, he knew his client's tendency to lose control in such situations. Besides, keeping things to himself placed him in a leveraged position should the need to push back arise. "Yes," he finally answered, "Céline knew immediately they were fishing—she warned me not to trust them."
Again, Sébastien was quiet, thinking of his next move. He was beginning to feel a certain pressure he didn't like, and the last thing he needed was someone poking around in his business. Mahalia's previous investigators were clearly out of their league when trying to make sense of clues right in front of them—but, Glenn and Cassie Rice?
Trouble.
Armed with experience from their first investigation, Glenn and Cassie Rice accept a second assignment, unaware it will catapult them into a world neither will understand. Steeped in religious tradition, New Orleans culture lures then into depths of darkness, exposing the city's underbelly as they attempt to solve not only one murder—but, two.
Maurice hesitated, considering how much he should tell his client. From previous arrangements with Sébastien, he knew his client's tendency to lose control in such situations. Besides, keeping things to himself placed him in a leveraged position should the need to push back arise. "Yes," he finally answered, "Céline knew immediately they were fishing—she warned me not to trust them."
Again, Sébastien was quiet, thinking of his next move. He was beginning to feel a certain pressure he didn't like, and the last thing he needed was someone poking around in his business. Mahalia's previous investigators were clearly out of their league when trying to make sense of clues right in front of them—but, Glenn and Cassie Rice?
Trouble.
Armed with experience from their first investigation, Glenn and Cassie Rice accept a second assignment, unaware it will catapult them into a world neither will understand. Steeped in religious tradition, New Orleans culture lures then into depths of darkness, exposing the city's underbelly as they attempt to solve not only one murder—but, two.
Maurice hesitated, considering how much he should tell his client. From previous arrangements with Sébastien, he knew his client's tendency to lose control in such situations. Besides, keeping things to himself placed him in a leveraged position should the need to push back arise. "Yes," he finally answered, "Céline knew immediately they were fishing—she warned me not to trust them."
Again, Sébastien was quiet, thinking of his next move. He was beginning to feel a certain pressure he didn't like, and the last thing he needed was someone poking around in his business. Mahalia's previous investigators were clearly out of their league when trying to make sense of clues right in front of them—but, Glenn and Cassie Rice?
Trouble.
Armed with experience from their first investigation, Glenn and Cassie Rice accept a second assignment, unaware it will catapult them into a world neither will understand. Steeped in religious tradition, New Orleans culture lures then into depths of darkness, exposing the city's underbelly as they attempt to solve not only one murder—but, two.