Who killed Scott Mitchell? To get to the truth about her lover's murder, Jessica Blandy will have to come face-to-face with the ghosts of his mysterious past. With the help of private eye Gus Bomby and the unsavory Robby—a police detective with a certain disregard for the rules—Jessie's hunt for answers turns up a string of grisly deaths, a photograph that shouldn't exist, and a name: Dr. Zack.

In the third installment of Renaud and Dufaux's classic thriller series, Jessica Blandy finds herself a prisoner in the Florida everglades—at the mercy of a pair of murderous brothers and caught up in a plot to make a man disappear. Do her captors plan to hold her for ransom, or do they have something else in mind? Set to the sounds of the swamp and the haunting voice of Jim Morrison, this might be Jessica's most dangerous adventure yet.

Jessica Blandy hasn't been the same since her brush with death in the Florida Everglades. Back in San Francisco, she tries to drown her sorrows in whiskey and the kisses of a dark, handsome stranger... a saxophonist with sad eyes and a deep connection to Charlie Parker. But how much does she know about him, really? And what does he have to do with the women who keep disappearing from the club where he plays?

Somewhere deep in the blood-stained desert, Jessica Blandy awakes to find herself held by force in a Mexican bordello. It will take all of Jessie's strength and resilience to escape and bring those responsible to justice, even if it means taking things into her own hands. Under the fierce single eye of Floyd the eagle, the girl from Ipanema goes walking... on a path that will lead her to new friends, old enemies, and revenge.

Au départ, c'est une chanson qui interpelle Jessica. Un blues signé Earl Memphis, dit le buzzard. La chanson raconte l'histoire d'un homme aux cheveux longs, portant un petit singe sur l'épaule. L'homme est triste parce qu'il doit abattre son compagnon, un cheval blanc qui hennit dans une clairière. L'homme s'appelle Razza.Coïncidence ? L'homme fantomatique par qui le fléau est arrivé dans Ginny d'avant, précédente aventure de Jessica Blandy, se nommait ainsi. C'est pour en avoir le coeur net que Jessica se rend auprès du buzzard. À peine est-elle arrivée qu'un long hennissement retentit...Et la mort rôde. Et le Mal s'approche.