The Body In The Bayou
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Last published Wed, May 11, 2022
Sebastian 'Bash' Walker is a partying Good-Time bloke who landed a full ride scholarship from out of The Bush of the outback in Australia to Magnolia Falls University. Magnolia Falls is located in Cajun Country, Louisiana USA where the food is hot, the weather is humid, and the gators have the right of way.
However, one fateful night before Spring Break has begun MFU's Bad Boy meets a 'stunner' and the rest of the night is history- forgotten history, that is. Bash awakens with a hangover from hell and his hands covered in blood. He also learns, the 'Stunner' he took to bed the night before has been found dead in the Bayou.
How will the Good-Time Bad Boy cope with the realization he's killed a woman? And how will he react when her identical twin sister comes to town deadset on answers for why her sister was killed?
Follow Bash and Aspen and try to guess what happens next as the Tarot Cards predict the dangerous tales of the future.
🥇 1st place horror/thriller genre The Red Carpet Awards 2021
🥇 1st place horror genre in the Rose Gold Community Awards
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