Gathering Deep (2015)
“None of us really said much—Lucy seemed to be giving us some space, but Piers seemed perfectly happy to let that space grow in the uneasy silence of the car. By the time we found a place to park a few blocks down from Mama Legba’s, I was on edge, and I think Lucy and Piers were, too.
The atmosphere in the Quarter didn’t help much. The streets were already swarming with tourists out seeing the sights or weaving drunkenly on the sidewalks. To get to the alley that led to Mama Legba’s shop, we had to push our way through a group of people who had gathered to listen to a mournful brass band moaning out some life-done-me-wrong blues. But even those lonesome notes sounded too cheerful for the dark mood I was carrying with me.
Mama Legba had a couple of customers when we walked into the shop, so we pretended we were browsing the selection of Gris-Gris and amulets until she finished up with them. But as soon as they had paid and she’d bid them a blessed day, the smile slid from her face.
Write Review:
User Reviews: