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I am absolutely addicted to this series.

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Excellent ending to this southern gothic series! What started with the rain, ends with the rain. This book is probably my favorite and McDowell did a great job of bringing everything together. Some characters from previous books make an appearance again, and family secrets come to the surface.

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McDowell has created a wonderfully creepy family saga that just keeps building. This book focuses on new additions to the family, one of which has rather unique abilities. The Caskey family continues to be at the center of strange events and disappearances making their neighbors unsure about what is happening.

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Another interesting installment in this southern gothic tale that I heard about in Hendrix's book Paperbacks From Hell.

This book didn't have the creepiness of the others. As Elinor's daughters grow-up one of them starts realizing she's different and that the muddy water of the Peridio brings out something in her that's unnatural.

I'm excited to see where the next book takes me.

~ a couple years ago ~

This book is an inside look into the American government and its privately owned mercenary army Blackwater. Not a light read, and caution to some as the atrocities documented in this book are quite gruesome. What will you gain? A complete shift in perspective.

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I‘ve only known about Blackwater on the peripheral but this book was a very insightful look into the private-contracting industry.

Re-release of the Michael McDowell Blackwater saga by Valancourt Books! Release date is Oct 2. You can buy it on Amazon or direct from the Valancourt website. All six volumes in one book. I have never read them but have been searching for them! First published in 1983, they have been out of print for a while. ❤😊📚 #Blackwater #GothicHorror #MichaelMcDowell #MyBDayIsOct10bythewayhinthint

The news has never been more depressing or more important. If you have read or been meaning to read anything by Jeremy Scahill, I suggest listening to his new podcast, Intercepted. (My new She Persisted pin is from the great @annemi )

In an interesting attempt at avoiding any possible external prosecution for mercenary activities,the contract stipulated that Sandline personnel be deputized “special constables,” sworn in as PNG police officers, but given military rank.This provision meant that although they were not Papua New Guinea citizens,they would have the legal authority to carry weapons, arrest local citizens,and act forcibly in “self defense” (as interpreted by the firm)