A brand-new original thriller tying in to the hit TV show, NCIS: New Orleans. In a city that keeps surviving disaster, one elite team is dedicated to making its shores a little safer. When a young Naval oceanographer plunges to his death from a hotel balcony in the middle of the Mardi Gras parade, it's up to Pride and his crew-LaSalle, Lund, Wade and Percy-to investigate.

Jeff Mariotte is the author of several tie-in novels to hit TV shows such as Angel, Supernatural, CSI and Las Vegas. He is also a comics writer, working on series such as Angel, Desperadoes and The Shield. Besides writing, he owns his own San Diego bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy, along with his partners Maryelizabeth Hart and Terry Gilman