Something Brewing in the Bayou.
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Last published Mon, Sep 11, 2023
#127 mystery-thiller highest ranking as of 12/27/2019
The year is 1970, the town is Bayou Cane, Louisiana. A young girl confused by a murder is silented by this unsuspected act. As a result of the murder, chaos erupts through Cajun country.
"Down by the bayou --water rises and rises, up to it peaks
Where fireflies live...
lazy gators too, and the unexpected copperhead snake
Sounds and mysteries of old, will keep you every bit awake."
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