Three stories. Three suspects. One deadly truth.
Former Texas sheriff Fen Maguire has retreated into his landscape paintings, nursing wounds from both his wife’s death and his failed re-election bid. When a desperate call from a neighboring sheriff pulls him into a murder investigation, Fen sees it as a chance to prove he hasn’t lost his edge.
Deep in East Texas, where Caddo Lake’s cypress knees pierce the morning mist, Catfish Crump, an avid duck hunter and property manager, is found shot dead. While the current sheriff is convinced Crump’s business rival pulled the trigger, Fen’s instincts tell him nothing on Caddo Lake is ever that simple. Three suspects, three conflicting stories, and one truth as elusive as the legendary creatures lurking in the lake’s murky depths. If Fen can’t untangle this web of lies and half-truths, an innocent person will pay the price —and he’ll have failed at the one thing he still thought he could do right.