Jackpot Blood: A Nick Herald Genealogical Mystery

JACKPOT BLOODProfessional genealogist Nick Herald must rescue aLouisiana Indian tribe's future from a deadly past! Unsettling things start to happen in rural central Louisiana when the small tribe of nearly assimilated Katogoula Indians unexpectedly receives federal recognition. Spirits long ignored seem to haunt the pine forest; outsiders on the make pour into the isolated community; tribal unity unravels; and someone-or something-is murdering tribe members.Into this crisis comes Nick Herald, sleuth and professional genealogist from New Orleans. The tribe has hired him to help establish guidelines for future membership. Nick lands in the middle of a free-for-all involving other Louisiana tribes, crooked politicians, a powerful local family, mercenary gambling syndicates, and ruthless drug runners.The expectation of huge casino profits brings out the worst in everyone. But Nick believes the real trouble lies deeper. He scours family and tribal histories for the motivation behind the murders. Assisting him is an amateur ethnographer, a gorgeous woman Nick falls for even as he questions her role in the deadly drama.Nick realizes that his Katogoula friends and their storied ancestry face extinction, just as their dream of rebirth seems closer than ever. He confronts an age-old fury that stalks the Katogoula Indians and threatens their very survival-and his!Also by Jimmy FoxDeadly PedigreeLineages and Lies