Under the Blood Tree (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780998464480)

Severe drought ravages the Southeast. There is no end in sight as residents of Central Georgia brace for more of the same; unbearably hot, dry weather. The fears of four young men are realized when the shrinking water level of Cypress Lake exposes a dark secret, hidden under the lake's surface for sixteen years. Long ago, when they were best friends, they made a pact to never speak of the secret to anyone. Now their livelihoods, their marriages and possibly their very lives, hinge on keeping a childhood promise. Will they be able to maintain their silence or will the pact be broken ...Under the Blood Tree?