In 1971, the state of Minnesota was rocked by the
“Butcher Boy” incident, as coverage of a family brutally
murdered by one of their own swept across newspapers and
television screens nationwide.
Now, in present-day New
Orleans, Polly Deschamps finds herself at yet another lonely
crossroads in her life. No stranger to tragedy, Polly was a
runaway at the age of fifteen, escaping a nightmarish
Mississippi childhood.
Lonely, that is, until she
encounters architect Marshall Marchand. Polly is immediately
smitten. She finds him attractive, charming, and
intelligent. Marshall, a lifelong bachelor, spends most of
his time with his brother Danny. When Polly’s two young
daughters from her previous marriage are likewise taken with
Marshall, she marries him. However, as Polly begins to
settle into her new life, she becomes uneasy about her
husband’s increasing dark moods, fearing that Danny may be
influencing Marshall in ways she cannot understand.
But
what of the ominous prediction by a New Orleans tarot card
reader, who proclaims that Polly will murder her husband?
What, if any, is the Marchands’ connection to the infamous
“Butcher Boy” multiple homicide? And could Marshall and his
eccentric brother be keeping a dark secret from Polly, one
that will shatter the happiness she has forever prayed
for?
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