Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy - she needs more than New Orleans can offer. Known locally as a brothel prostitute's daughter, she dreams of life at an elite college, far away from here. But then a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie caught between her ambition and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans is luring Josie deeper in as she searches for the truth, temptation beckons at every turn. 'A superlative first novel. A hefty emotional punch' The New York Times Book Review 'Moving and haunting' Daily Mail 'Wonderful and harrowing in equal measure' Sun