(2023) is the second installment in the Detective Fortier series by Lorena Murién, a Spanish author known for blending gritty police procedurals with sapphic romance. The Plot: Blood in the Big Easy

The New Orleans Police Department faces immense pressure to solve the murder of a celebrity in "full stardom". Key Characters & Dynamics

The story shifts the action to the atmospheric streets of , where a high-profile death rocks the city:

A cohesive unit of investigators forced to confront internal vulnerabilities while hunting a killer. Series Context & Themes

Still grappling with the "demons of her recent past" and her last major case.

A summary of the to catch you up on the backstory.