Doing the Devil’s Work A Novel
Doing the Devil’s Work A Novel by Bill Loehfelm is a reprint edition published by Picador on June 7, 2016. This 336-page novel follows Maureen Coughlin, a New Orleans police officer who faces a series of challenges as she navigates her new role. After a mysterious corpse is discovered, Maureen finds herself entangled in a web of deceit, betrayal, and danger, all while grappling with the complexities of her city and the police department.
Readers will encounter a gritty narrative filled with tension and vivid characters as Maureen confronts her own flaws and the harsh realities of her profession. The story delves into themes of loyalty, corruption, and the struggles of a woman in a demanding role within the police procedural genre. With elements of mystery and hard-boiled fiction, Doing the Devil’s Work presents a compelling exploration of the challenges faced by those in law enforcement.
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“This is True Detective country . . . and Loehfelm reaches a new level of lyrical, site-specific noir.” —Boris Kachka, Vulture (A Must-Read Book of the Month)
Maureen Coughlin is a bona fide New Orleans cop now, and with her training days behind her, she likes to think she’s getting the lay of the land. Then a mysterious corpse leads to more questions than answers, and a late-night traffic stop goes very wrong. The fallout leaves Maureen contending with friends who are not what they seem, fraying loyalties, cop-hating enemies, and a murderous new nemesis, all while she tries to navigate a city and a police department polluted by dysfunction and corruption.
Taut and fiery, vibrant and gritty, and peopled with unforgettable characters, Doing the Devil’s Work is the sinuous, provocative story of a flawed woman struggling to become a good cop.
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