Blackwater I: The Flood

The Blackwater Saga, Book 1

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Blackwater I: The Flood

By: Michael McDowell

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

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Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold

As the dark and menacing waters of the local river submerge Perdido, a small town in the south of Alabama, the Caskeys - a family of rich landowners - must confront the tide of damage caused by the flood. Led by Mary-Love, the powerful matriarch, and by Oscar, her devoted son, the family must pick itself back up. But what they haven't anticipated is the sudden appearance of Elinor Dammert - a mysterious but seductive young woman with a troubling past. Her sole ambition appears to be to infiltrate the very heart of the Caskey clan...

'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KING

'Beyond any trace of a doubt, one of the absolutely best writers of horror' Peter Straub

Genre Fiction

Gothic

Horror

Small Town & Rural

Scary

Alabama

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Blackwater kicks off with a bang with the central conflict between Elinor and Mary-Love being both petty and multilayered. Because on the one hand, Elinor does nothing to Mary-Love to warrant her unbridled loathing but we the reader also know that Elinor is not what she seems. Elinor is delightfully mysterious, her abilities and background are obscure and leave open frightening possibilities. The other characters are distinct enough to where you do care about them but this story is purely an introduction, the questions still remain - who and what is Elinor? How will the levee change her relationship with the town? And what will Miriam become?

Incredible narration for an epic start.

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