When Darius is seventeen, he convinces his mother to put out the despicable man he calls Godzillard Pigenstein-her dope-dealing, ex-convict boyfriend. When she tries, Pigenstein kills her and flees town. Darius's sole desire becomes finding and killing the malevolent murderer.
Darius meets Evelyn three years later. They reside in worlds only a few miles apart along a South Louisiana bayou. But born into different cultures, races, and social standings,...