Bycatch

By Alexander Blevens

Book Overview

A fisherman's murder in Mississippi unwinds the dark truth from Vietnam and exposes unfathomable guilt.

Rex Thompson has not spoken of the felony he committed in Vietnam for over two decades. When his ne'er-do-well sons scuttle a shrimp boat in the Biloxi Bay and drown an immigrant fisherman who had witnessed this crime, Rex is flooded with remorse but remains silent.

His secrets seem to wash away in the muddy tide until the fisherman's daughter, Anh Truong, stumbles upon a wartime journal and confronts Rex with a tale her murdered father never told. As a dragnet encircles his sons, Rex's life of poor choices unravels, and he must decide to continue his charade or seek mercy from those he harmed.

Bycatch is a story soaked with greed and forgiveness while Southern and Vietnamese cultures tangle on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1956851232
• ISBN13: 9781956851236
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Touchpoint Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Powerful

Wow. I remember this time and the feelings oh so well. The Viet Nam War wrecked havoc on a lot of lives. I remember when the Vietnamese started shrimping and how a lot of the shrimpers felt about it here on the Gulf Coast. This is a very convincing treatise on how all actions have consequences and how the repercussions can ripple down through the years and affect so many lives. It is also a vital reminder of how powerful forgiveness is not only in our own lives but in the lives of others. I highly recommend this novel and I am looking forward to reading this author's next book