The Green-Eyed Hurricane (Beeler Large Print Series)

In the sultry southern style of James Lee Burke and the hip P.I. voice of Dennis Lehane comes a major new figure on the mystery scene, Martin Hegwood. His first novel, "Big Easy Backroad, introduced P.I. Jack Delmas and was a big Southern hit. Now in his second outing, Jack finds himself caught in the midst of a deadly struggle for control of Biloxi's waterfront. For his entire life, Casper Perinovich has shrimped the waters off Biloxi's Point Cadet. Pushing eighty, he's still one tough, smart guy who isn't afraid to voice his opposition to the development of the big-money casinos encroaching on his Gulf Coast town. In need of a break, Jack heads out fishing with Casper. Disaster strikes when they return home: Casper flips on his light switch, and his house explodes around him. The value of his land, it seems, may have been worth killing over. And as good as a man as Casper was, he still had a long list of enemies, everyone from a band of Vietnamese gangs, some angry local rednecks, a money-hungry niece, and even the mayor himself! Jack is determined to do right by Casper's memory and find the killer at all costs--even if it means losing his own life...