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A review by sarabearian
The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson
Miranda Crabtree's life has been tough.
Her father disappeared when she was eleven, after going into the bayou with a witch and never returning.
Fast-forward to Miranda ferrying drugs through the bayou for a corrupt preacher and the sheriff he employs. She is raising a young boy (who may not be entirely human) as her brother. They live with the witch. But then her partner on the ferry is killed, and she is tasked with taking a young girl who has been drugged to the preacher. Miranda struggles to get herself and the two children out of the bayou safely. In the process she must confront her past.
A past steeped in murder, mud and magic.
This is a fantastic Southern gothic.
The supernatural elements never take away from the crime story at its core.
Recommended for fans of True Detective: Season 1 and Winter's Bone. -Mike M.
Her father disappeared when she was eleven, after going into the bayou with a witch and never returning.
Fast-forward to Miranda ferrying drugs through the bayou for a corrupt preacher and the sheriff he employs. She is raising a young boy (who may not be entirely human) as her brother. They live with the witch. But then her partner on the ferry is killed, and she is tasked with taking a young girl who has been drugged to the preacher. Miranda struggles to get herself and the two children out of the bayou safely. In the process she must confront her past.
A past steeped in murder, mud and magic.
This is a fantastic Southern gothic.
The supernatural elements never take away from the crime story at its core.
Recommended for fans of True Detective: Season 1 and Winter's Bone. -Mike M.