Rampart Street
(Valentin St. Cyr Storyville Mystery #3)
Just returned to New Orleans and only recently having solved the case of the Jass Murders, Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr is reluctantly drawn into the investigation of a new murder—that of a well-to-do gentleman on seedy Rampart Street.
Soon another wealthy society man turns up dead, and the only potential witness is the man who’s now keeping Justine, Valentin’s old girlfriend, as his paramour. As Valentin probes deeper, the city’s most powerful leaders pressure him to drop the investigation. What could he be getting close to, and what nerves might he unwittingly strike?
Rampart Street is David Fulmer’s most heart-pounding mystery and his soulful detective’s most dangerous case yet.
Awards and Praise
- Selected for “Fresh Air Listeners Best Beach Reads”
- Winner - Benjamin Franklin Award for Adult Fiction (audiobook)
- Selected for New York Magazine’s “Best Novels You’ve Never Read”
“‘Rampart Street’ eerily captures the sense of disorientation when someone returns to a beloved place and feels himself a stranger… the elegiac tone in which Fulmer views the city’s fabled amusements feels sadly prescient.”
—The New York Times
“The sense of place is so palpable you can almost hear the music. Fulmer’s writing is crisp and nuanced. Valentin is a hero for whom it’s easy to cheer.”
—The Detroit Free Press
“St. Cyr is a great character, and the fascinating city and its larger-than-life denizens intrigue as much as the complicated plot.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Fulmer improves with each outing in this ambience-drenched series, displaying a subtle touch with human relationships, especially those that traverse New Orleans’ fluid color line.”
—Booklist
“You can almost taste the gumbo. Fulmer’s languid, conversational style perfectly matches the Crescent City setting with its complex web of murder, corruption and betrayal.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Historic events and racial tension power the plot. An interesting journey into the New Orleans of almost a century ago.”
—The Times-Picayune
Rampart Street is published by Crescent City Books.