Gothic & Haunted Houses

The Levee

by Michael McDowell · Blackwater series

Perdido, Alabama struggles to rebuild after catastrophic floods, but a new levee scheme brings fresh horrors to the waterlogged town. McDowell's gothic saga deepens as the Caskey family's secrets rise with the water, and something beneath the surface refuses to stay drowned.

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