Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead/Sara Gran/273 pgs.

Claire DeWitt is a fictional private investigator unlike any I have ever encountered. In a nutshell, she is complex, sarcastic, and brilliant. She is hired to find out what happened to a New Orleans District Attorney. This takes place in the post Hurricane Katrina era, and paints a very realistic picture of the devastation that occurred. There is not your typical mystery--I found it riveting! I'm glad it's the start of a new series.