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Roger Chretien is found drowned in his upstairs study, soaking wet and draped in the Jolly Roger. When his brothers, James, and John, return home to Lake Charles Louisiana to bury their brother they never imagine it will become a life changing moment. Together with John’s daughter, Jenny, her friend Robert, Roger’s friends Margot Sallier, Diz and Daz and a tenuous relationship with Detective Sergeant Antoine Durel of the Lake Charles Police Department, they will become embroiled in a mystery that will take them on a journey through Southern Louisiana. Murder, treasure, history, legacy, family stories and food all intertwine in a story that is part mystery and part adventure, taking the reader through Southern Louisiana into the wilds of Bayou Contraband in the midst of a category 4 hurricane for a final confrontation with destiny and a centuries old legend.
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I realized early that I wanted to be a writer. My focus was screenplays and although I've never had anything produced I have had screenplays optioned and commissioned. While waiting for my big break I worked as a story editor for a a film distribution company rising to rising Director of Creative Affairs and Vice President of Production and Acquisitions. During this time I worked closely with writers and directors on shaping stories, dialogue and action. During a tumultuous time in the movie industry, having a young family, I moved into education, first as a teacher than as a principal. I received my Ed.D. from UCLA focusing on Higher Education as a Professor and Dean of the School of Education for a small Liberal Arts College. This my first novel and have plans for others in this series.
I realized early that I wanted to be a writer. My focus was screenplays and although I've never had anything produced I have had screenplays optioned and commissioned. While waiting for my big break I worked as a story editor for a a film distribution company rising to rising Director of Creative Affairs and Vice President of Production and Acquisitions. During this time I worked closely with writers and directors on shaping stories, dialogue...