It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court.

"Parker's drum-tight prose and richly layered characters borrow a bit from Raymond Chandler...as well as...Dennis Lehane, but Girl easily earns Parker his own spot on the shelf between these two masters."

one of the very best private-eye duos in the genre... highly readable and most entertaining series....As before, Rozan delivers strong characters, deft plotting, and a hard-driving narrative.

When young Harry Collins discovers a black woman's body, mutilated and bound to a tree with barbed wire, he unleashes a storm of dread. With his younger sister, they fix their suspicions on the legendary horror called the Goat Man who, the locals say, lurks beneath the swinging bridge that crosses the Sabine River.