Plunder Faye Longchamp Archaeological Mystery
Evans, Mary Anna2012 - Florida Book Award Bronze Medal Winner for General Fiction
2012 - Florida Book Award Bronze Medal Winner for Popular Fiction
"Details
of archaeology, pirate lore, and voodoo complement the strong,
sympathetic characters, especially Amande, and the appealing portrait of
Faye's family life." —Booklist
Faye
Longchamp and her Native American husband Joe Wolf Mantooth are working
near the mouth of the Mississippi, researching archaeological sites soon
to be flooded by oil. The Deepwater Horizon disaster has morphed her
run-of-the-mill contract job into a task that might swamp her fledgling
consulting business.
Then her injured babysitter leaves Faye to
work with a toddler underfoot. Thankfully, Amande, a bright and curious
teen lives nearby with her eccentric grandmother. But when the girl's
grandmother and her no-account uncle are murdered, Amande's prospects
worsen. The girl has but two known relatives, both battling over her
small inheritance: a raggedy houseboat, a few shares of stock, and a
hurricane-battered island that's not even inhabitable.
Pirate-era
silver coins are found and disappear. A murderer is on the loose, and as
the oil slick looms, Faye can see that Louisiana is still being
plundered....