Is a whodunit difficult to play when you know who actually did it? Not at all, says Rubenstein. ''You just have to play the xuwltest20140805 given circumstances at that time, and a script like this makes it so pleasurable for an actor that you soon stop worrying about the little things like who the killer is. They really don't write them like this any more.''.

Rose doesn't delve too deeply into politics, but it's clear Rose doesn't think too much of anyone who may have prolonged the city's agony. Instead, he mostly writes about the small stories of death, hope and survival that make his adopted hometown a special place that's worth savoring and saving. Whether it's remembering how he, as a Wisconsin college student, fell in love with New Orleans the first time or telling the story of elderly Ellen Montgomery who refused to leave and survived with her house full of cats and paintings intact Rose doesn't see a city full of victims but one of spirit and fortitude.

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