A Thin Dark Line (Doucet, 1)

Terror stalks the streets of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana. A suspected murderer is free on a technicality, and the cop accused of planting evidence against him is ordered off the case. But Detective Nick Fourcade refuses to walk away. He€s stepped over the line before. This case threatens to push him over the edge.

He€s not the only one. Deputy Annie Broussard found the woman€s mutilated body. She still hears the phantom echoes of dying screams. She wants justice. But pursuing the investigation will mean forming an alliance with a man she doesn€t trust and making enemies of the men she works with. It will mean being drawn into the confidence of a killer. For Annie Broussard, finding justice will mean risking everything€"including her life.

The search for the truth has begun€"one that will lead down a twisted trail through the steamy bayous of Louisiana, and deep into the darkest reaches of the human heart.