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The Shondell and Balangie families are enemies in New Iberiaa�TMs criminal underworld, but teen musicians Johnny Shondell and Isolde Balangie have fallen in love and run away. As Detective Dave Robicheaux investigates the couplea�TMs whereabouts, he runs afoul of Isoldea�TMs mafioso father, who puts a hit on Robicheaux and his partner, Clete Purcel. This assassin is unlike any they have ever faced: he can induce hallucinations and travels on a ghost ship that materializes without warning. In order to defeat him and rescue Johnny and Isolde, Robicheaux must overcome the demons that have tormented him throughout his adult life.