Cajun police detective Dave Robicheaux knows the Sonnier family of New Iberia - their connections to the CIA, the mob, and to a former Klansman now running for state office. And he knows their past - as dark and murky as a night on the Louisiana bayou. An assassination attempt and the death of a cop draw Robicheaux into the Sonniers' dangerous web of madness, murder and incest. But Robicheaux has devils of his own. And they've come out of hiding...

In the Dave Robicheaux mysteries, Edgar Award-winning and best-selling author James Lee Burke immerses his fans deep in the Louisiana underworld of cops, convicts, and con artists. With each intriguing case that lands on the police detective's desk, Dave continues his debate with the unpredictable forces that dwell within him. A journalist has asked Dave to help her investigate rumors of police brutality in the Iberia Parish jail. But since her father...

Somewhere off the coast of Louisiana, an old Nazi submarine lies buried in the sands, hidden by thick seaweed and salty waters. Dave Robicheaux is the only person who has ever discovered it, and now Hippo Bimstine, New Orleans' largest mover and shaker, wants him to find it again.