Dru Rayne and her uncle are Louisiana refugees who relocated to Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina. Now, five years after the storm, their struggling restaurant faces a different danger. When Joe Pike witnesses Drus uncle beaten by a neighbourhood gang intent on extorting protection money, he offers his own brand of protection. Paperback , 391 pages Published March 1st 2012 by Orion (first published January 11th 2011)