Down in the Flood — Kenneth Abel

Paying the ultimate price…

Lawyer Danny Chaisson knows all too well how much it costs to do the right thing. Helping the Feds nail New Orleans' biggest power broker destroyed his marriage and his reputation. So when engineer-turned-federal-witness Louis Sams comes to Danny for help, Danny tries to warn him that in this town, his identity won't stay secret for long. Then Louis disappears just before Hurricane Katrina hits, and Danny will risk everything to save his client's life. That means going up against two vicious ex-cops, a corrupt builder and a ruthless underworld fixer, who are all counting on the rising waters to wash away evidence of their crimes. As the city lapses into chaos and the clock ticks down, Danny's desperate last-chance move could easily bury him and his client without a trace….