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There’s something nefarious lurking in the bayou, and it’s not just the alligators that Cutter and her brothers hunt. Cutter’s former best friend Loyal has returned to her home town to look after her ailing mother, taking a reporting job with the local paper. When she gets a scoop that a body has been found in the swamp, she encounters the local sheriff and his team only to discover that the corpse is Cutter. Before she left town after high school, Loyal and Cutter had a spectacular falling out, and now Loyal is consumed by grief and guilt and is determined to discover what happened.

Loyal and her fellow journalist Sasha confront Cutter’s brothers, uncover some disturbing evidence, locate a missing girl in the woods, and eventually determine Cutter’s fate. In the meantime, the swamp is lurking with predators, both animal and human, and Loyal and Sasha don’t realize how close to danger they are.

Overall, the descriptive writing was very eloquent. The book was very atmospheric, and I think Bailey did a great job depicting the humidity and wildness of the bayou. I thought the characters were well-developed, despite their flaws, which added to the richness of the narrative. There was definitely a Deliverance-esque quality to the book, so be prepared for a major creepiness factor.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.