When Detective Lawrence Ribaud wakes alone in a bloody bed with his wife missing, he knows this is more than just a mysterious case of murder. All across New Orleans, on one night each month, people are vanishing. Ribaud doesn't believe in voodoo but he soon finds himself in search of the mysterious Black Queen?and the curse of her Voodoo Heart. "The story sunk its hooks into me from the beginning and I knew I was in for another fun ride with Everson as the conductor of this runaway train."