The release date for the English version of 'Out of the Easy' by
Ruta Sepetys is Feb 2013. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
In 1950s New Orleans, Josie Moraine, then seventeen, is quietly simmering her own pot as the French Quarter brews secrets. Josie, who is well-known in the area for being the daughter of a brothel prostitute, is looking for more from life than the Big Easy can provide. Josie comes up with a plot to escape, but after a strange murder in the Quarter, she becomes entangled in an inquiry that will test her loyalty to Willie Woodley, the tough madam on Conti Street, her conscience, and her mother.
Josie is torn between her desire to attend a prestigious university and a secretive underworld. In her pursuit of the truth, New Orleans entices her with temptation around every corner, leading to the final test.
Ruta Sepetys deftly crafts a fascinating tale of secrets, deceit, and the eerie reminder that choices we make may affect our fate, all with characters as compelling as those found in her widely read book Between Shades of Gray.