The adventure of detective Valentin St. Cyr in Storyville continues in Rampart Street. This time after long absence from his usual job at Storyville, the detective decides to come back. There is a murder happened at Rampart Street. It isn’t surprising considering the place, but what makes it unusual is the victim. A reputable white man found with a bullet wound in the middle of Rampart Street. Because of that, someone is asking a favor to Tom Anderson, the king of Storyville, on behalf of the victim’s family to help solve the murder case. That’s how Valentin got assigned to the case. At first, Valentin was going to end the case immediately by ruling it as random robbery. But as he digs more, turns out the case is much bigger than what he anticipates.
Rampart Street is the third book in the Storyville series. Although it can be read as a standalone, I suggest reading the entire series chronologically. It wouldn’t affect the mystery because each book’s case isn’t directly connected. But that way, readers can perceive Valentin’s struggle and development as a character much better.
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He had enough of murders and felt the need to take a breather from that entire ruckus in the sinful district. After 15 months, he’s back and of course he’s not the same man. He looks unkempt and he just careless about everything. After hearing about the Rampart Street case, he even considered to end it quickly and just stated it as a random shooting or robbery. That isn’t what he would do 15 months ago. It seems like something happened with him while he was gone. Though the away period isn’t told in the book, Valentin’s transition from a sharp detective into the man he is at the start of the book is kind of