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The Batiste Affair
Trapped in a web of international espionage, smuggling, drug trafficking, and prostitution, New Orleans hotel tycoon and celebrated jazz musician Dorian Batiste maneuvers his way through a network of lies, manipulation, and corruption stemming from his personal vices. The web of corruption takes place in New Orleans, Miami, Paris, and reaches as far as the US Capitol in Washington, DC.
PART ONE:
MIDNIGHT AT THE CRESCENT
Batiste Affair
CH 1: Echoes Of The Past
Dorian tossed and turned in his bed, sweat beading on his forehead. In his mind, he was years in the past, reliving the worst night of his life. The sound...
CH 1: Echoes Of The Past
Dorian tossed and turned in his bed, sweat beading on his forehead. In his mind, he was years in the past, reliving the worst night of his life. The sound...
CH 2: The Witching Hour
The last melancholic notes of "Blue in Green" hung in the air of The Le Chat Noir Jazz Club like cigarette smoke. Dorian Batiste lowered his trumpet, sweat glistening on...
CH 2: The Witching Hour
The last melancholic notes of "Blue in Green" hung in the air of The Le Chat Noir Jazz Club like cigarette smoke. Dorian Batiste lowered his trumpet, sweat glistening on...
CH 3: Ghosts of Havana
The wine cellar's dim light cast long shadows across the face of the man Dorian hadn't seen in over three decades. Time had etched deep lines around his eyes and...
CH 3: Ghosts of Havana
The wine cellar's dim light cast long shadows across the face of the man Dorian hadn't seen in over three decades. Time had etched deep lines around his eyes and...
CH 4: Cafe Conspiracies
Dorian jolted awake, his neck stiff from sleeping in the chair. Sunlight streamed through the penthouse windows, and for a moment, he was disoriented. The events of the previous night...
CH 4: Cafe Conspiracies
Dorian jolted awake, his neck stiff from sleeping in the chair. Sunlight streamed through the penthouse windows, and for a moment, he was disoriented. The events of the previous night...
CH 5: Havana Nights (1985)
The humid Havana night clung to Carlos Batiste's skin as he made his way through the narrow, cobblestone streets of Old Havana. The rhythmic beats of son cubano drifted from...
CH 5: Havana Nights (1985)
The humid Havana night clung to Carlos Batiste's skin as he made his way through the narrow, cobblestone streets of Old Havana. The rhythmic beats of son cubano drifted from...
CH 6: Digital Ghosts
The screen flickered to life as Dorian plugged in the USB drive. His breath caught in his throat as files began to populate the display. Folders labeled with dates and...
CH 6: Digital Ghosts
The screen flickered to life as Dorian plugged in the USB drive. His breath caught in his throat as files began to populate the display. Folders labeled with dates and...