That Old Devil Sin: A Clementine Toledano Mystery

With rocker chick Clementine Toledano, DeVore offers a flawed, fabulous and deeply human protagonist with the kind of baggage many women will recognise, so deeply connected to the bayou that the reader can smell the blue gum trees. –Deborah Grabien, author of The J.P. Kinkaid ChroniclesClementine Q Toledano is the seasoned front-woman of New Orleans jazz band QT and the Beasts. Usually able to resist any man who thinks his Louisiana charm is enough of a reason for her fall into bed with him, Q is battling her own inexplicable attraction to Ben Bordelon, owner of a successful Uptown hotspot. When The Beasts’ bass player is accused of murder, Q delves into the seedy underbelly of the Crescent City to prove his innocence. As she watches gigs vanish one by one - after all, no one wants a band with a murdering bassist playing at their daughter’s bat mitzvah - Q uncovers a secret that forces her to finally deal with her past, while current events may very well jeopardize her future.