The Tin Roof Blowdown - James Lee Burke

''His most gripping thriller to date.'' MirrorHurricane Katrina has transformed New Orleans into a violent wasteland. Criminals capitalise on the devastation as survivors wait for help that never comes.David Robicheaux - his city in ruins -- is tasked with investigating the murder of a pair of looters: is it a simple case of ''stand-your-ground'', or something altogether darker? The dead men''s accomplice holds the key but he has disappeared to escape the people hunting him.As Robicheaux uncovers a brutal catalogue of greed, torture and murder, his own family is threatened, and the ravaged city provides the perfect stage for a final confrontation between good and evil.''A beautifully written howl of rage.'' Time Out