I read Sunset Limited, by James Lee Burke. This novel takes place in the 1990s in New Iberia, Louisiana.
             The theme of this novel is, "With money comes the will to kill, but also the power to manipulate those around you and get away with murder."
             Dave Robicheaux and his partner Helen Soileau are homicide detectives under the New Iberia Parish in Louisiana when a "Newsweek" reporter, Megan Flyn, tips them about a small time criminal, "Cool Breeze" Broussard, complaining of abuse in lockdown in the local jail. As Dave investigates Cool Breeze, a mutual respect and trust develop between the two, and Cool Breeze tells him of a scam he was pulling on the Giancano family, an Italian mob selling VCR's and dubbed tapes of Kung Fu movies. While talking with Cool Breezes father, dave learns that Alex Guildry, the jailer, is going to try to kill Cool for accusing him of abuse. When Cool is attacked in the workshop, Alex was fired. Adrien Glazier, a FBI agent, contacted Dave about the incident in the jail believing they set up the attack.
             Meanwhile Megan has a brother, Cisco Flyn, who is a movie producer in New Iberia. Their father, Jack Flyn, what brutally tortured and murdered, crucified, forty years ago. This is a case, which Dave has been obsessed with for years. A man named Archer Terrebonne is investing into one of his movies. Archer is suspect for the murder of Jack.
             A while back, Adrien showed Dave pictures of a man named Swede Boxleiter doing a lawn job in the middle of daylight, with cameras all around him. Except, none of the cameras were able to capture him killing his fellow inmate in the penitentiary. That man is now living with Cisco Flyn and is playing a role in his upcoming film. Swede is a major player in organized crime.
             Lila Terrebonne, Archer's daughter, is a fellow AA member with Robicheaux. However she has serious emotional problems, it is believed that she
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