A tropical storm isn't the only thing brewing in the New Orleans' French Quarter in 1956.
When someone threatens Reverend Fountain's singer friend Genny Duval, asking her to pay money for a song she recently recorded, and the woman who brokered the deal can't be found, Fountain can't help but investigate. Is it a Payola scheme gone awry? A song on the radio, a note handed to Miss Genny on stage, a DeSoto FireFlite in a garage, and the murder of a DJ in Biloxi, Mississippi puts his sleuthing skills to the test. But when a young woman is murdered, with Detective Robicheaux assigned to the case, Fountain fears that if they don't crack the case in time, Miss Genny might be next.
A tropical storm isn't the only thing brewing in the New Orleans' French Quarter in 1956.
When someone threatens Reverend Fountain's singer friend Genny Duval, asking her to pay money for a song she recently recorded, and the woman who brokered the deal can't be found, Fountain can't help but investigate. Is it a Payola scheme gone awry? A song on the radio, a note handed to Miss Genny on stage, a DeSoto FireFlite in a garage, and the murder of a DJ in Biloxi, Mississippi puts his sleuthing skills to the test. But when a young woman is murdered, with Detective Robicheaux assigned to the case, Fountain fears that if they don't crack the case in time, Miss Genny might be next.
Payola is as old as the music industry and continues today. Contrary to popular belief, the acceptance of payola is legal. (Only the nonreporting of it would be illegal.) The recipients of...
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