Louisiana Bigshot (Electronic book text)

By night the glamorous poet Baroness de Pontalba, by day New Orleans' hippest PI, Talba Wallis is dumbfounded when she can't do a simple background check on an old friend. Babalu Maya just doesn't exist on paper.

Four days later, she doesn't exist at all, and the man who should be Talba's new worst enemy becomes her new best client. As Talba threads her way through Babalu's short, difficult life, she butts into everybody's business in Clayton, LA, a small town with an ugly secret. Where being black, mouthy, and smart are the three qualities most likely to get her killed.

She uncovers dark truths in a story that has more twists and turns than the Mississippi River. But Talba's poetic soul, computer skills, and willingness to bend the law get her through in fine style.