The Intersection of Law and Desire: The Third Micky Knight Mystery (Micky Knight Mystery Series)

by J. M. Redmann

Paperback, 2004

Status

Checked out
Due 2/28/2024

Call number

PS3568 .E3617 I58 1995

Publication

Bywater Books (2004), 416 pages

Description

Fiction. Mystery. HTML: It is fall in the steamy underworld of New Orleans, the seasons are changing, and so is tough detective Micky Knight's life. Micky takes on the case of the daughter of a friend, who is believed to be sexually abused, not knowing that the investigation will lead her on a dangerous sexual odyssey. In Cissy's sleepless nights, Micky sees echoes of her own past, and she becomes caught up in a world where young girls are treated as commodities. While doing battle with seedy thugs and struggling to hold on to her rocky relationship with Dr. Cordelia James, Micky travels between the uptown opulence of the Sans Parel Club, one of New Orleans's exclusive private clubs, and a tawdry hole of a bar near the Desire Projects. Evil exists in both places, and the mystery culminates where law and desire intersect. The Lambda Literary Award winning Third Micky Knight Mystery..… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member melsbks
Mikcy Knight is a lesbian detectie who is a little too proud of her toughness. She takes o the case of Cissy, who is believed to be sexually abused. In Cissy's sleepless nights, Micky sees echoes of her own past.
LibraryThing member amcheri
I really love this book. Redmann is a fantastic writer and this book is so, so difficult to read because of the topic. Micky's pain and determination and isolation is incredibly well described and I was even more moved the second time I read than the first.

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Winner — 1995)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1995

ISBN

1932859012 / 9781932859010

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