city of the dead a claire dewitt mystery

The back story involving Jaques Silette is masterful and adds an unforgettable dimension to an already colorful character. I’m not sure she’s quite credible either, but you’ll certainly enjoy all her earthy little quirks. What IS outstanding is the character that Sara Gran has created in the form of Claire DeWitt. The underlying detective story is credible and kept me interested until the end, but not what I'd consider outstanding. Like many people, I suspect, I’m post-Katrina book weary and wary of yet another book trying to understand the storm and its aftermath, but who can resist a title like “Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead”? Please! The book did not disappoint. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Carol Monda makes this an unforgettable listen Craig Clevenger, author of The Contortionist’s Handbook Sara Gran has written something truly splendid and unique, and if we’re all very lucky, there will be more.”

“This is not just a mystery novel but also a novel about mysteries Claire DeWitt is a detective less by choice than by calling.

Claire DeWitt’s power will sneak up on you.”-Attica Locke, author of Black Water Rising “This is deeply intelligent fiction that cuts deep and captures a city’s soul. I can’t wait for the next one.”-Alafair Burke, author of Long Gone Sara Gran has pulled the traditional female sleuth into the twenty-first century with a novel that’s smart and hip, dark and funny. “Not your mother’s girl detective, Claire DeWitt is a cool blend of Nancy Drew and Sid Vicious. Sara Gran recombines all the elements of good, solid storytelling and lifts something original from a well-loved form.”-Sue Grafton This is the first fresh literary voice I’ve heard in years.

Littered with memories of Claire’s years as a girl detective in 1980s Brooklyn, Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead is a knockout start to a bracingly original new series.įollow the clues. Has an angry criminal enacted revenge on Vic? Or did he use the storm as a means to disappear? Claire follows the clues, finding old friends and making new enemies - foremost among them Andray Fairview, a young gang member who just might hold the key to the mystery. Claire is investigating the disappearance of Vic Willing, a prosecutor known for winning convictions in a homicide- plagued city. The tattooed, pot-smoking Claire has just arrived in post-Katrina New Orleans, the city she’s avoided since her mentor, Silette’s student Constance Darling, was murdered there. But Claire also uses her dreams, omens, and mind-expanding herbs to help her solve mysteries, and relies on Détection - the only book published by the late, great, and mysterious French detective Jacques Silette. She has brilliant deductive skills and is an ace at discovering evidence. Claire DeWitt is not your average private investigator.

City of the dead a claire dewitt mystery