Welcome to Litsy!

From one of the Guardian�s �10 Best Modern European Crime Writers,� this mystery set in the Caribbean stars �a fascinating heroine� (Kirkus Reviews). It�s the spring of 1990, and French-Algerian judge Anne Marie Laveaud has been living and working in the French Caribbean department of Guadeloupe for more than a decade�but her days are still full of surprises. She�s only just starting to investigate the suspicious suicide of a high-profile environmental activist and media personality when she�s pulled off the case. Is it because she was getting too close to the truth? From the award-winning author of the Inspector Trotti series, this �absorbing� tale of suspense set in the Leeward Islands is �laden with insights about the legacies of colonialism, such as nuanced racism, official corruption, and troubled interactions between men and women� (Publishers Weekly).