The genial company of Twain's friend Rudyard Kipling seems to guarantee smooth sailing. A German prince, a pretentious Italian art critic, and a rich young lout from Philadelphia are nuisances to Cabot – but for Twain they only figure as ready targets for his wit. Then the wealthy young man disappears. His father, a prominent prosecutor, insists he was murdered…and accuses the German prince. But Twain suspects otherwise – and with the help of Cabot and Kipling, must race against time to ensure justice…
So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people – wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers . . . and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain's celebrated career to a stop!
"An enjoyable tour of 1890s New Orleans… Twain can take a bow for his perfomance. Heck takes a colorful city (New Orleans) an a colorful character (Mark Twain), adds a murder, a duel, some voodoo and period detail and conjures up an entertaining sequel to Death on the Mississippi." – Publishers Weekly
"A period charmer…" – Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
"This Crescent City mystery simmers." – Booklist
"The second of Heck's Mark Twain detective novels is a charming winner." – Ed's Internet Book Review
"Exciting." – Book Alert
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