The Long-Legged Fly (paperback)

Take a little James Lee Burke, a touch of Ross MacDonald, and a dash of Raymond Chandler, the conventions of the classic American detective story and the fine, thoughtful writing of an original talent - and you still don't quite have The Long-Legged Fly. This is a smart, tough novel teeming with life and always on the verge of igniting from its own energy. In steamy modern-day New Orleans, black private detective Lew Griffin has once again taken on a seemingly hopeless missing person case...