The Devil's Muse

Action, tension and realistic - great read! deb Wow, I really felt like I was actually a part of Mardi Gras reading this book. The author did a great job putting me there. I actually felt the rush, the tensions and just a little claustrophobic. I'm sure that it helped that I had been to Mardi Gras in Galveston. However, this book put me right back there.The characters in this book were very well developed and I grew to like them immediately (well, except for one) and to feel for the pressu. This book gives a great feel for what it's like to be in the Review first posted at Girl Who Reads. A free copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.This is a very fast paced book. Even so, I was surprised to realize that the bulk of the book took place in one night of the Mardi Gras parades.I didn't understand the title of the book, but there are streets in New Orleans named after the Greek Muses, and there are a number of Krewes named after Greek gods and goddesses. The afterward specificall

With all that chaos, the city becomes a breeding ground for crimes of all shapes and sizes. Until Mardi Gras rolls around, that is. Maureen's Mardi Gras night starts with a bang when a man in pink zebra-print tights - and nothing else - runs past and throws himself onto the hood of a moving car. Now that she's back on the force and her work with the FBI is over, Maureen Coughlin should have a quieter life. It's going to be one very long night for Maureen.. In the midst of the revelry, Maureen and her fellow cops must stabilize the shooting victims and hunt down the shooter, all while grappling with massive crowds, a camera crew intent on capturing the investigation for their YouTube channel, an incompetent on-duty detective, and race relations in a city more likely to mistrust cops than ever. New Orleans's biggest and most infamous party, Mardi Gras may be fun for the revelers, but it's hell for the NOPD, who try to keep the peace on streets jam-packed with drunken parade-goers and the thousands of tourists pouring into the city to join the action. It only gets worse when she hears gu