[Clementine Toledano 01] • That Old Devil Sin

"Finding a dead body is never a good way to end a gig.”

Clementine “Q” Toledano is the seasoned front-woman of New Orleans jazz band QT and the Beasts. Usually able to resist any man who thinks his Louisiana charm is enough of a reason for her fall into bed with him, Q is battling her own inexplicable and seemly insatiable desire for Ben Bordelon, owner of successful uptown hotspot.

When the girlfriend of The Beasts' bass player and Q's childhood friend, Pete “The Pocket” Fontain turns up strangled, Pete is accused of her murder. Q dives into proving Pete’s innocence as a way to pass the time while watching gigs vanish one by one – after all, no one wants a band with a murdering bassist playing at their daughter’s bat mitzvah. Q soon uncovers a secret, and, worse, a literal skeleton in Ben’s closet, forcing her to finally deal with her past, while current events may very well jeopardize her future.