The Devil in Her Way: A Novel (Maureen Coughlin Series, 2) - Softcover

Loehfelm, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250050081 ISBN 13: 9781250050083

Publisher: Picador, 2014

Synopsis

Maureen Coughlin's life has changed in more ways than one. She is starting over in New Orleans as a newly minted member of the police force, but her transition from cocktail waitress to cop hasn't gone as smoothly as she'd hoped. To her commanding officer's amusement, Maureen kicks off her final week of field training by taking a punch to the face as a panicked suspect flees an apartment building, leaving behind several guns and a stash of pot. But out on the street, on the fringes of the action, Maureen sees something transpire that leaves her shaken, and she's sure there's more to this story than meets the eye.

As Maureen embarks on a dangerous hunt for answers, Bill Loehfelm guides us around the Crescent City's hidden corners and into its darkest outposts. The result is The Devil in Her Way: a propulsive thriller as electrifying as the city itself.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

''The Devil in Her Way is not only Bill Loehfelm's best book yet - it may just be the best mystery novel to come out of post-Katrina New Orleans since James Lee Burke's The Tin Roof Blowdown. I can offer no higher praise than to say that I finished it and wanted to read more. A gem.'' --John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author

''The Devil in Her Way has it all: rapid-fire pacing, dialogue that crackles, an artful depiction of the streets of New Orleans, and - in Maureen Coughlin - an utterly authentic, memorable protagonist. Bill Loehfelm is a terrific writer.'' --Alafair Burke, author of Never Tell and If You Were Here

''Bill Loehfelm shows us a deep, gritty New Orleans, far from the tourists. Seen through the eyes of a rookie cop, The Devil in Her Way is a story told in arrestingly beautiful prose, full of murder, mayhem, and sno-balls. I love this book and can't wait for the next.'' --Sara Gran, author of Come Closer and the Claire DeWitt mystery series

''Bill Loehfelm's razor-sharp The Devil in Her Way is everything you want a crime novel to be: morally twisty, richly textured, and filled with soul. And perhaps its greatest gift is the battered-but-not-broken Maureen Coughlin, a hero with whom we will go anywhere.'' --Megan Abbott, author of Dare Me

About the Author:

Bill Loehfelm is the author of The Devil She Knows, Bloodroot, and Fresh Kills, the first winner of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. He lives in New Orleans with his wife, the writer AC Lambeth. He plays drums in the Ibervillains, a rock-and-soul cover band.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picador
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1250050081
• ISBN 13: 9781250050083
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288