The War

by Michael McDowell · 1983

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The mysterious saga of the Caskey family continues in Blackwater IV: The War.

A family war has ended, but a world war is about to begin—one that will prove yet another boon to the wealthy and powerful Caskeys.

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As lumber orders pour in from the war effort, the Caskeys seem at times almost preternaturally charmed.

But secrets flow about the family as well, treacherous as the murky waters of the Perdido River.

A secret hidden deep in the woods, discovered by two young soldiers on their way to the war ...

A secret revealed in the waters of a nearby lake, far more dangerous than the alligator that sometimes swims there ...

And soon the mysterious Elinor will reveal the biggest secret of all—the secret that will change the Caskey family forever.

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adult
Length
short · 187 pages

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