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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 as Southern and Vietnamese cultures tangle on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
“With empathy, an eye for detail, and a fascinating cast of characters—not to mention a helluva story—Alexander Blevens has delivered a suspenseful debut novel reaching deep into a community few of us know.”—Robert Lindsey, author of the National Bestseller The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage.
“. . . excellent storytelling make Bycatch a must read. It’s a good haul in a strong net. I look forward to more.”—Cecil George Brown, author of D’Leaux, Mississippi-From Moss to Tuckertown.
“Bycatch will touch the hearts of many Vietnamese War refugees who resettled in America.”—Trang Pham-Bui, Emmy Award-winning journalist.
I applaud this debut novel and recommend it to all readers of contemporary fiction! Well done.”—Robert E. Hirsch, author of The Dark Ages Saga of Tristan de Saint-Germain series.
“Weaved into the breakneck pace is a very human story of guilt and redemption.”—Tom McGraw, author of The Starving Detectives Series.
“Exceptionally well-written, this novel is a magnificent and worthy read.”—NancyKay Wessman, author of Katrina, Mississippi: Voices from Ground Zero