Louisiana Hotshot: Talba Wallis #1 (Unabridged)
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4.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
Confirmed grump Eddie Valentino placed the ad. Hotshot 20-something Talba Wallis knew exactly how to answer it.
And thus was born the dynamic duo of New Orleans private detectives, one cynical, 65-year-old Luddite white dude with street smarts, and one young, bright-eyed, 21st century African-American female poet, performance artist, mistress of disguise, and computer jock extraordinaire. Think Queen Latifah and Danny DeVito.
In Louisiana Hotshot, their job is to hunt down a sociopath and pedophile who's molested the 14-year-old daughter of their client, hangs out on the ragged edges of the rap and recording industries, and has more powerful allies than a Cabinet member.
But both detectives have unfinished business from the past - in Eddie's case, something he deeply regrets; in Talba's, a personal mystery, one so frightening no one will help her investigate. But she knows she won't sleep till she solves it - and the truth will change her forever.
Customer Reviews
Entertaining and Enthralling
I have fallen in love with Julie Smith books! She describes a New Orleans I recognize and can relate to. She also comes up with the most imaginative and unique characters I have encountered. This was my introduction to Baroness de Pontalba, AKA Talba Wallis. The narrative is part detective procedural and part the cracking of a mystery. Both plot lines proceed in parallel, with off-beat humor and unusual characters popping up. The book is less a polished piece of prose, but more a glimpse at real people having an adventure where not everything goes right. The main characters are rich in depth and thoroughly likeable. Several subplots provide views of the basic humanity in the players. This is not a deep book, or a bounteous travelogue. It is just a pleasing and enthralling story about the kind of people that you may not encounter in everyday life.