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When Jack Edney is assaulted and hospitalized in Priouxville on the banks of Ghost Bayou near Bayou Teche in Louisiana, Tony Boudreaux forgoes his long-anticipated vacation to aid his best friend. He is surprised to learn that Jack's assailants were searching for hidden diamonds, but the jewels turn out to be the least of his worries. In his efforts to uncover who attacked Jack, Tony stumbles onto three murders the locals attributed to the mythical loup garou, a shape-changing creature roaming the swamps. The deeper he delves into the mystery of the diamonds, the more he becomes a target himself. His hunt for the stolen gems and those responsible for Jack's assault take him into the chilling eighteenth-century culture of backwater swamps, the unholy mysteries of New Orleans, and the furtive backroom schemes of local politics. As if he didn't have his hands full already, he is forced to take his ex-wife, Diane, who is married to Jack, under his wing for her own safety.
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Publisher's Weekly Review
Conwell's slight 12th Tony Boudreaux mystery (after 2009's An Unmarked Grave) takes the Austin, Tex., PI to Priouxville, La., where his ex-wife, Diane, and her husband, Jack Edney, an old friend of Tony's, have recently bought a vacation home with a storied past on Bayou Fantome. Unfortunately, one night when Jack goes to investigate what he thinks are animal noises on the porch, he gets beat up by two men asking about diamonds. A voluble old-timer fills in Tony on an $8 million diamond heist 13 years earlier as well as a recent murder attributed to the mythical "loup-garou," or werewolf. Colorful locals-a shrimper, a casino owner, a huge Cajun called T-Ball-lend assistance. In seeking the truth, Tony must handle snakes, both reptile and human. Conwell drops so many clues to the location of the missing gems the Hardy boys could find them. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Jack Edney is Austin, Texas, private eye Tony Boudreaux's best friend. He's also married to Tony's ex-wife, Diane. When Jack is brutally assaulted at his Louisiana home near Bayou Teche, Tony makes a beeline to help. Tony learns that the assault on Jack stems from where he lives. Jack and Diane's home was once owned by a now-deceased local mobster who was involved in a multimillion-dollar diamond heist. The thieves quickly met their maker, since in pulling the job, they seemed unwilling to let the local Mob take its cut. The diamonds were never recovered, and finding them has become a local cottage industry among a certain criminal element. Tony, in the tradition of great private eyes, thrashes about, agitating both criminals and local law enforcement and finding some unlikely allies in the local Cajun shrimping community. The Boudreaux series continues to improve. Tony is more self-assured and likable with each entry, and Conwell's dialogue is spot-on. Boudreaux flies under the radar, but if there's any justice in the crime-fiction world, he'll find an ever-increasing audience.--Lukowsky, Wes Copyright 2010 Booklist