Delusion

The monster storm 'Bernardine' did more than devastate the tiny Gulf Coast community of Belle Ville.It uncovered suppressed evidence that exonerates a man wrongly imprisoned for murder.Twenty years ago Nell Jarreau identified Alvin 'Pirate' DuPree as the murderer who killed her boyfriend right in front of herand she later went on to marry the detective, now the police chief, who made the arrest. She and Clay raised a daughter and had a happy lifebut now Pirate is free, leaving Nell haunted by doubt, guilt, fear . . . and troubling hints that a rot may be festering at her own family's core. For the sake of her sanity, her marriage, and the safety of those she loves, Nell must uncover the truth about a nightmare that will not end. But the search is leading her into twisting dark alleys she might never escape from . . . where a wild card ex-con waits in the shadows.