It’s 1950, and as the People from france Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her personal. Known among locals as the girl of the brothel prostitute, Josie wants even more out of lifestyle compared to the Big Easy has to offer. She devises an idea obtain out, but a mystical death in the One fourth leaves Josie tangled within an investigation that will problem her allegiance to her mom, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Road.

Josie is caught between your dream of at the very top university and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test.

With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Tones of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, as well as the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny.