The first book in a series of crime thrillers. Val Bosanquet, a former New Orleans detective, is offered a job as Chief of a campus PD. A Haitian child killer he helped convict for the murder of her mother has just been enrolled at the university. Val stumbles across new evidence. Corporate corruption and Voodoo make for a volatile mix in the Deep South.

"My,oh my,why would you want to hurt yourself Lorelie?" Mrs. McConnell stated worridly. "My father..." I wept. " Did he hurt you?" No response. "Touch you?" Asked Mrs. McConnell urgently. I tensed. "What do you think"!" She exploded. " He was a raging alcoholic who had a perverse fantasy for young girls!" I snapped. I looked out the window, a silent tear traveling down my face.