The Intersection of Law and Desire »

J.M. Redmann has written four novels, all featuring New Orleans private detective Michele ‘Micky’ Knight. The most recent of these, LOST DAUGHTERS, was originally published by W.W. Norton. Her third book, THE INTERSECTION OF LAW & DESIRE won a Lambda Literary Award, as well as being an Editor’s Choice of the San Francisco Chronicle and featured on NPR’s Fresh Air. LOST DAUGHTERS and DEATHS OF JOCASTA were also nominated for Lambda Literary Awards. Her books have been translated into German, Spanish, Dutch and Norwegian. She currently lives in New Orleans, just at the edge of the flooded area.

Micky Knight is a lesbian detective who is a little too proud of her toughness. She takes on the case of Cissy, the daughter of a friend, who is believed to be sexually abused, not knowing that it will lead her on a dangerous and sexual odyssey. In Cissy's sleepless nights, Micky sees echoes of her own past that fuel an obsession to prevent other children from being abused. To discover what has frightened Cissy, Micky becomes caught up in a world where the lives of young girls are treated as commodities. While doing battle with a handful of seedy thugs, Micky confronts her own childhood sexual abuse and tries to hold on to her rocky relationship with Cordelia James, a striking doctor. She travels between the uptown opulence of the Sans Pareil Club, one of the most exclusive of New Orleans private clubs, and a tawdry hole of a bar near the Desire Projects. Evil exists in both places, and the mystery culminates where law and desire intersect.

Library Journal

The publisher is excited about the launch of this new series by Redmann, whose Deaths of Jocasta (New Victoria Pubs., 1992) was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. In steamy New Orleans, lesbian detective Micky Knight seeks to unravel the secret behind the sexual abuse of a child.