Review: A Swampy Louisiana Tale on Black Bayou
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2013
This novel is fast-paced and an easy read. I devoured it. Gabe, the hero, has felt unloved and unwanted all his life since he had to grow up in a boys' home when his mom and dad were sent to prison. It seems evil has followed him all the days of his life, and he's spent his life fighting it. When he meets Frannie, he's determined not to let the evil conquer her as well. Black Water Bayou holds secrets of its own. Frannie's father drowned there. Her sister was possessed there. Yet, she's determined to visit the bayou to save her sister. Will it claim her as well? She meets a guy named Spider who fries fish for her and Gabe. Is he more than a simple fisherman, or is he a fisherman of men in his own way? I was attracted to this novel because it's set in Louisiana, my home state, and I love reading and writing novels set in Louisiana. I also write mystery, suspense, and romantic suspense because I grew up on Nancy Drew, and a novel that can tie the components of mystery, suspense, romance, and intrigue all in the same book is one I'll love, as I did this one. It's not a perfect book, but it's about as near as one can come. The only thing I noticed was a few words with no spacing and one or two typos. The story is one that will keep you reading and holds your interest. While I perfer books that come to a conclusion with all issues solved in one, this one does have a parital conclusion with problems solved until Gabe's mom enters the picture again seeming to set things up for a sequel. Of course, I'll want to read that one, too, if I'm right. My novel Southern Superstitions is about a Louisiana swamp, Manchac Swamp, not far from New Orleans, so this one snagged me when I realized it was a similar setting. I love Louisiana plantation novels or swamp ones. I can't wait to discover and read more from this author.