Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead: A Mystery (Claire DeWitt Novels #1)

By: Sara Gran

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Synopsis: &“Delicious and addictive.&”—Salon.com &“Reads . . . as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel.&”—CNN &“What would you get if that punkish dragon girl Lisbeth Salander met up with Jim Sallis&’s Lew Griffin walking the back streets of New Orleans? Or Sue Grafton&’s Kinsey Millhone transformed herself into a tattooed magnolia driving a 4x4? Clare DeWitt, that&’s what you&’d get . . . DeWitt&’s mesmerizing character and memorable voice take your breath away.&”—New Orleans Times-Picayune This knock-out start to a bracingly original new series features Claire DeWitt, the world&’s greatest PI—at least, that's what she calls herself. A one-time teen detective in Brooklyn, she is a follower of the esoteric French detective Jacques Silette, whose mysterious handbook Détection inspired Claire&’s unusual practices. Claire also has deep roots in New Orleans, where she was mentored by Silette&’s student the brilliant Constance Darling—until Darling was murdered. When a respected DA goes missing she returns to the hurricane-ravaged city to find out why.&“The hard-living, wisecracking titular detective bounces around post-Katrina New Orleans trying to track down a missing prosecutor in this auspicious debut of a new mystery series—and the Big Easy is every bit her equal in sass and flavor.&”—Elle &“Reminds me why I fell in love with the genre.&”—Laura Lippman "I love this book!" -- Sue Grafton