I've been a fan of James Lee Burke's Dave Robichaux stories for a long time, though I can't claim to have read all 18. But I will have to get his new Katrina-based book The Tin Roof Blowdown It get some very good reviews on Amazon.com. I wonder why I'm just hearing about this one.
When it came down to the question of "Ginger or Mary Ann?" I always went (just barely) with Ginger. But this changes the equation: 'Gilligan's' Mary Ann Caught With Dope
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