City of Beads
by By Dunbar, Tony
Category: Fiction , Thrillers , Suspense

When Tubby's friend Potter Aucoin is murdered and left in the peanut oil-filled hold of his barge, his widow asks Tubby for his help in finding the men responsible. At the same time, Tubby's daughter charms him into taking a pro bono case to help stop the industrial pollution of the Mississippi; and a new riverfront casino hires him to research its morass of liquor licenses. Having attracted business the way the Cafe du Monde attracts tourists, Tubby nimbly juggles all aspects of his booming practice - until these seemingly separate strands suddenly twist together with frightening clarity.