Brendan Fishback is facing a murder charge, so while out on bail awaiting trial, he decides to go on a fishing trip to Lake Charles. Accompanying him are Edna, his sister and Cobb, her husband and Brendan’s best friend.
Their little getaway soon becomes something a whole lot more when Edna vanishes leaving Brendan and Cobb to get to the bottom of it.
Ed Lynskey’s tale of kidnap, murder and drugs is set in the Smokey Mountains of the late 1970s and it quickly draws you into an atmospheric journey through dangerous countryside as the guys encounter some not so friendly locals who will shoot first and ask questions later.
The star of the show, Cobb’s Father Jerry, turns up to lend a hand and things take a strange turn when Brendan begins to dream of the dead girl he is accused of murdering.
This feels like a psychedelic Deliverance so fans of that movie and any similar tale will revel in this.
It’s an absorbing story and although I would have preferred some more action the characters involved make it a compelling tale of revenge and redemption.
Ric’s Rating: 73%
Lake Charles is available now on Kindle and the paperback will hit shelves on 28th June 2011.
