Voodoo Vendetta - A Literati Mystery

One steamy summer a few years from now stinks of blood & greed. Crime in Chicago climbs to an unprecedented high. Homicides top the list. Now, the monstrous murder of a long-term resident at the ancient Hotel Literati, the famous inaugural poet laureate & Creole activist, Sybil Thibodaux, makes national news. The case catches influential eyes who exert pressure for a quick & public disposition.Detective Chance McQuillan negotiates for the case's lead. She recruits a reluctant Sir Aubrey Greigh, a civilian who also lives at The Lit, to consult when the case stalls. Powerful forces sabotage their case. Why? Greigh, a mystery writer, recognizes this case for what it is-the linch pin to a sordid conspiracy with a goal that eclipses the evidence & their collective imagination.