Last of the Red Hot Poppas

"Last of the Red Hot Poppas is a murder mystery and spiritual comedy with a rich cast of characters caught in a cover-up. Louisiana's First Lady discovers Governor Rex LaSalle, dead in his bed with lipstick smeared on his leg. Determined to bury Rex with dignity, the regal Amelia LaSalle turns to the young attorney, Henry Hubbell, a jaded idealist to find out who did it and why. Hubbell's journey through a culture teeming with music and corruption finds an ally in Reverend Christian Fraux, a Black undertaker given charge of the body. As Hubbell goes deeper to find the killer, he discovers the beautiful and mysterious Sophie Thibodeuax, a suspect in the crime whose charms draw him deeper into a reckoning with himself"--