Roger Chretien is found drowned in his upstairs study, soaking wet and draped in the Jolly Roger.
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 four hurricane for a final confrontation with destiny and a centuries old legend..
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.
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.
Roger Chretien is found drowned in his upstairs study, soaking wet and draped in the Jolly Roger