Out of the Easy, Ruta Sepetys, 346 pages

Josie Moraine works and lives in a bookstore, has hopes of attending Smith College in Massachusetts and is the cleaning lady at the Brothel.  All is going well until Josie's mother returns with her beau, Cincinnati.  When a fine gentleman from Tennessee dies in the Quarter, Josie becomes involved the mystery surrounding his death.  Josie's mother and Cincinnati continue to add to her problems in devious ways.  This book contains a vast array of interesting characters, and intriguing lifestyles set in New Orleans French Quarter.