I was not expecting a cast of characters to enjoy. I cannot wait to see how this series develops. For the first book in a growing series, there was just enough detail given about Mambo Reina’s past, father, and her connection with water to keep my wanting more.

You will feel as if you are walking alongside Mambo Reina as she searches for the answers to the murder that has shaken the Vodou community. Veronica Henry paints New Orleans perfectly. As a killer wields dangerous magic to thwart Reina’s investigation, she must tap into the strength of her own power and faith to solve a mystery that threatens to destroy her entire way of life. Reina resolves to find the real killer and defend the Vodou practice and customs, but the motives behind the murder are deeper and darker than she imagines.Īs Reina delves into the city’s shadows, she untangles more than just the truth behind a devious crime.

Detective Roman Frost, Reina’s ex-boyfriend-a fierce nonbeliever-is eager to tie the crime, and half a dozen others, to the Vodou practitioners of New Orleans. Gifted with water magic since she was a child, Reina is devoted to the benevolent traditions of her ancestors.Īfter a ritual slaying in the French Quarter, police arrest a fellow Vodouisant. Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing practice from her New Orleans home. SummaryĪ practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred. Honestly, the books from the Amazon First Reads rarely interest me, but this cover caught my attention. The Quarter Storm by Veronica Henry was my Amazon First Reads pick for February.

Had I lost my mind? Somehow forgotten my chosen line of work? Mambo, vodouisant, servant to the lwa-these were proper titles. As a killer wields dangerous magic to thwart Reina's investigation, she must tap into the strength of her own power and faith to solve a mystery that threatens to destroy her entire way of life.Wait a minute. Reina resolves to find the real killer and defend the Vodou practice and customs, but the motives behind the murder are deeper and darker than she imagines.Īs Reina delves into the city's shadows, she untangles more than just the truth behind a devious crime. Detective Roman Frost, Reina's ex-boyfriend-a fierce nonbeliever-is eager to tie the crime, and half a dozen others, to the Vodou practitioners of New Orleans. Gifted with water magic since she was a child, Reina is devoted to the benevolent traditions of her ancestors.Īfter a ritual slaying in the French Quarter, police arrest a fellow vodouisant. A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.

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