Michael Rigg Signs with Level Best Books

On February 24, 2024, Michael Rigg signed a contract with Level Best Books, Maryland for the March 2025 release of his New Orleans-set novel, Voices of the Elysian Fields. Verena Rose at Level Best Books is the primary editor involved.

Two days before Christmas, Jonathan Gray, M. D., Chief Deputy Coroner for Orleans Parish, receives shocking news. Robby O’Malley—Jonathan’s mentor for nearly forty years—has died under mysterious circumstances. Within hours after Robby’s death, Gray takes the oath of office as Coroner and participates in autopsies of an elderly couple murdered in their Garden District home. After mass on Christmas morning, Archbishop Phillip Fontenot asks Gray to investigate the sexual assault of one of his parishioners, as well as the disappearance of her sister—without involving the police. As Jonathan winds his way through what appear to be separate incidents, he uncovers connections and secrets that members of the city’s power elite would just as soon remain hidden.

Following Voices of the Elysian Fields will be two additional novels, currently scheduled for release in May 2026 and May 2027, respectively.

(Release Updated 2/1/2025)