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In City of Masks, the first Cree Black novel, parapsychologist Cree and her partner take a case in New Orleans's Garden District that leaves them fearing for their own lives. The 150-year-old Beauforte House has long stood empty, until Lila Beauforte resumes residence and starts to see some of the house's secrets literally come to life. Tormented by an insidious and violent presence, Lila finds herself trapped in a life increasingly filled with childhood terrors. It takes Cree's unconventional take on psychology and her powerful natural empathy with Lila to navigate the dangerous worlds of spirit and memory, as they clash in a terrifying tale of mistaken identity and murder.
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Cree Black Thrillers: City of Masks, Daniel Hecht
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- Released
- 2003
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- Subtitle
- A Cree Black Thriller
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Daniel Hecht
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury USA
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 1582343411
- ISBN13
- 9781582343419
- Series
- Cree Black
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Thriller, Horror, Supernatural Phenomena, Detective Fiction, Ghosts and Apparitions, Family secrets, New Orleans
- Original title
- City of masks
- Rating
- 3.6 out of 5
- Description
- In City of Masks, the first Cree Black novel, parapsychologist Cree and her partner take a case in New Orleans's Garden District that leaves them fearing for their own lives. The 150-year-old Beauforte House has long stood empty, until Lila Beauforte resumes residence and starts to see some of the house's secrets literally come to life. Tormented by an insidious and violent presence, Lila finds herself trapped in a life increasingly filled with childhood terrors. It takes Cree's unconventional take on psychology and her powerful natural empathy with Lila to navigate the dangerous worlds of spirit and memory, as they clash in a terrifying tale of mistaken identity and murder.