A Private Cathedral

After finding himself caught up in one of LouisianaΓÇÖs oldest and bloodiest family rivalries,Detective Dave Robicheaux must battle the most terrifying adversary he has ever encountered: a time-traveling superhuman assassin. The Shondell and Balangie families are longtime enemies in the New Iberia criminal underworld and show each other no mercy. Yet their youngest heirsJohnny Shondell and Isolde Balangierock and roll-musician teenagers with magical voiceshave fallen in love and run away after Isolde was given as a sex slave to JohnnyΓÇÖs uncle. As he seeks to uncover whyDetective Dave Robicheaux gets too close to both IsoldeΓÇÖs mother and the mistress of her fathera venomous New Orleans mafioso whose jealousy has no bounds. In retributionhe hires a mysterious assassin to go after Robicheaux and his longtime partnerClete Purcel. This hitman is unlike any the ΓÇ£Bobbsey Twins from HomicideΓÇ¥ have ever faced. He has the ability to induce horrifying hallucinations and travels on a menacing ghost ship that materializes without warning. In order to defeat him and rescue Johnny and IsoldeRobicheaux will have to overcome the demons that have tormented him throughout his adult lifeΓÇöalcoholismspecters from combat in Vietnamand painful memories of women to whom he opened his heart only to see killed. A Private CathedralJames Lee BurkeΓÇÖs fortieth bookis his most powerful taleone that will captivate readersΓÇömixing crimeromancemythologyhorrorand science fiction to produce a thrilling story about the all-consumingall-conquering power of love.